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Riverside Crime Statistics

Whangarei District · 1.04 km2 · 256reported 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
0.4×
Monthly avg
5.3
Total (4 yrs)
256

// Summary

Riverside is an Area Unit in Whangarei District covering 1.04 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 256 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.3 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Riverside is theft (172 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 9.3% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.6M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Riverside.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling N.F.D.6.2%
  • Dwelling Land3.5%
  • Retail N.E.C.2.3%
  • Other Location N.F.D.2.0%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.6%

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