Figures 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.
// Overview
Wanganui District spans 29 Area Units across 2373 km2. Over the most recent 51-month window, public victimisation data records 13.7K reported victimisations in Wanganui District — an average of about 9.3 per suburb each month, or 0.7× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 29 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Wanganui District
- Cooks Gardens5.2× nat avg3.6K
- Wanganui Collegiate2.4× nat avg1.6K
- Laird Park2.3× nat avg1.6K
- Gonville South1.2× nat avg810
- Kowhai Park0.7× nat avg474
- Gonville West0.6× nat avg437
- Fordell-Kakatahi0.6× nat avg430
- Williams Domain0.6× nat avg412
- Castlecliff South0.6× nat avg400
- Castlecliff North0.6× nat avg389
- Lower Aramoho0.5× nat avg362
- Wanganui Central0.5× nat avg359
- Spriggens Park0.5× nat avg356
- Wembley Park0.4× nat avg301
- Gonville East0.4× nat avg263
- Tawhero0.4× nat avg246
- St Johns Hill0.3× nat avg226
- Balgownie0.3× nat avg210
- Mosston0.3× nat avg188
- Upper Aramoho0.3× nat avg186
- Durie Hill0.2× nat avg165
- Maxwell0.2× nat avg157
- Blueskin0.2× nat avg150
- Springvale West0.2× nat avg143
- Springvale East0.2× nat avg124
- Otamatea0.1× nat avg54
- Marybank-Gordon Park0.1× nat avg46
- Bastia Hill0.1× nat avg43
- Putiki0.1× nat avg42
// Wanganui District crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Wanganui District?+
Public NZ Police data records 13.7K reported victimisations across Wanganui District's 29 suburbs over the most recent 51 months — about 9.3 per suburb each month, or 0.7× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Wanganui District?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Wanganui District in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Wanganui District data official?+
No. CrimeCheck aggregates public NZ Police victimisation data into neighbourhood Area Units for comparison against the national average. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy, and the figures are not an official assessment of any place, business, or person.
How often is Wanganui District crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Wanganui District suburb from the homepage.