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
Whakatu is an Area Unit in Hastings District covering 10.75 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 196 reported victimisations here — an average of 4.1 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Whakatu is burglary (94 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 25.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Whakatu.
// Where crime happens
- Other Location N.F.D.10.7%
- Dwelling Land10.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding5.1%
- Retail N.E.C.5.1%
- Dwelling N.F.D.3.1%