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
Wakatipu Basin is an Area Unit in Queenstown-Lakes District covering 53.96 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 60 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.3 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Wakatipu Basin is theft (33 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 16.7% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $657.0K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Wakatipu Basin.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land6.7%
- Dwelling N.F.D.6.7%
- Dwelling Outbuilding6.7%
- Recreational3.3%
- Residential Location N.F.D.3.3%