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
Wanganui Central is an Area Unit in Wanganui District covering 0.66 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 336 reported victimisations here — an average of 7.0 per month, which is 0.5× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Wanganui Central is theft (168 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 12.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Wanganui Central.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.17.3%
- Dwelling Land8.6%
- Dwelling Outbuilding2.4%
- Unspecified Location1.5%
- Other Location N.F.D.0.9%