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.
// Summary
Sanson is an Area Unit in Manawatu District covering 0.60 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 262 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.5 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Sanson is theft (207 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 1.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Sanson.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land5.3%
- Dwelling N.F.D.5.0%
- Other Location N.E.C.1.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding0.8%
- Retail N.E.C.0.8%