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
Watlington is an Area Unit in Timaru District covering 1.21 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 154 reported victimisations here — an average of 3.2 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Watlington is theft (87 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 41.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Watlington.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land11.7%
- Dwelling N.F.D.9.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding7.1%
- Recreational0.6%
- Residential Location N.F.D.0.6%