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Te Kauwhata Crime Statistics

Waikato District · 5.47 km2 · 396reported 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
0.6×
Monthly avg
8.3
Total (4 yrs)
396

// Summary

Te Kauwhata is an Area Unit in Waikato District covering 5.47 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 396 reported victimisations here — an average of 8.3 per month, which is 0.6× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Te Kauwhata is theft (169 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 12.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Te Kauwhata.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land13.4%
  • Retail N.E.C.5.1%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.4.8%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.3%
  • Educational1.3%

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