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
Waiouru is an Area Unit in Ruapehu District covering 5.79 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 168 reported victimisations here — an average of 3.5 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waiouru is theft (137 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 $1.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waiouru.
// Where crime happens
- Educational1.8%
- Dwelling N.F.D.1.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding0.6%
- Other Location N.F.D.0.6%
- Retail N.F.D.0.6%