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Urewera Crime Statistics

Whakatane District · 1446.01 km2 · 283reported 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
5.9
Total (4 yrs)
283

// Summary

Urewera is an Area Unit in Whakatane District covering 1446.01 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 283 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.9 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Urewera is theft (103 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 69.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Urewera.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land12.4%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.4.9%
  • Agricultural4.2%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding4.2%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding2.5%

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