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
Waikawa is an Area Unit in Marlborough District covering 29.10 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 93 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.9 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waikawa is theft (43 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 29.4% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.0M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waikawa.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.15.1%
- Dwelling Land8.6%
- Conveyance In Transit4.3%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.3%
- Other Location N.F.D.3.2%