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Waihou-Walton Crime Statistics

Matamata-Piako District · 516.03 km2 · 544reported 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
0.8×
Monthly avg
11.3
Total (4 yrs)
544

// Summary

Waihou-Walton is an Area Unit in Matamata-Piako District covering 516.03 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 544 reported victimisations here — an average of 11.3 per month, which is 0.8× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Waihou-Walton is burglary (303 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 6.8% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waihou-Walton.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land14.5%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding10.3%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.9.0%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding7.4%
  • Agricultural5.0%

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