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Plains Railway Crime Statistics

Ashburton District · 28.69 km2 · 37reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

The figures below are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.

Vs national avg
0.1×
Monthly avg
0.8
Total (4 yrs)
37

// Summary

Plains Railway is an Area Unit in Ashburton District covering 28.69 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 37 reported victimisations here — an average of 0.8 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Plains Railway is burglary (22 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 63.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $285.1K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Plains Railway.

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