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.
The picture in Tauranga Central
Tauranga Central is an Area Unit in Tauranga City covering 2.09 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 4.3K reported victimisations here — an average of 81.6 per month, which is 6.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Tauranga Central is theft (2.9K reports). Year-on-year reports fell 6.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $32.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Tauranga Central.
Where crime happens
- Retail N.E.C.36.9%
- Dwelling N.F.D.14.5%
- Dwelling Land12.1%
- Other Location N.F.D.10.0%
- Other Location N.E.C.4.8%
Interactive view
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