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
Wharekaka is an Area Unit in Gisborne District covering 1292.70 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 335 reported victimisations here — an average of 6.3 per month, which is 0.5× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Wharekaka is theft (182 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 17.7% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Wharekaka.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.32.0%
- Dwelling Land24.3%
- Agricultural16.5%
- Agricultural Outbuilding4.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.9%