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
Waimea-Arahura is an Area Unit in Westland District covering 182.15 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 58 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.2 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waimea-Arahura is burglary (23 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 17.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $577.9K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waimea-Arahura.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land13.8%
- Dwelling N.F.D.6.9%
- Other Location N.F.D.6.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding5.2%
- Agricultural1.7%