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
Waimataitai is an Area Unit in Timaru District covering 1.03 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 521 reported victimisations here — an average of 10.9 per month, which is 0.8× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waimataitai is theft (445 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 109.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waimataitai.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.2.5%
- Dwelling Outbuilding2.1%
- Dwelling Land1.9%
- Residential Location N.F.D.0.4%
- Administrative/Professional0.2%