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
Waihi Beach is an Area Unit in Western Bay of Plenty District covering 39.17 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 320 reported victimisations here — an average of 6.7 per month, which is 0.5× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waihi Beach is burglary (151 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 13.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waihi Beach.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.15.6%
- Dwelling Land13.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.1%
- Retail N.E.C.3.1%
- Residential Location N.F.D.2.5%