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 53-month window, public victimisation data records 14.3K 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 avg3.7K
- Wanganui Collegiate2.4× nat avg1.7K
- Laird Park2.3× nat avg1.6K
- Gonville South1.2× nat avg834
- Kowhai Park0.7× nat avg492
- Fordell-Kakatahi0.6× nat avg454
- Gonville West0.6× nat avg447
- Williams Domain0.6× nat avg435
- Castlecliff South0.6× nat avg412
- Castlecliff North0.6× nat avg402
- Wanganui Central0.5× nat avg381
- Lower Aramoho0.5× nat avg371
- Spriggens Park0.5× nat avg366
- Wembley Park0.4× nat avg315
- Gonville East0.4× nat avg274
- Tawhero0.4× nat avg253
- St Johns Hill0.3× nat avg234
- Balgownie0.3× nat avg217
- Mosston0.3× nat avg195
- Upper Aramoho0.3× nat avg192
- Durie Hill0.2× nat avg170
- Maxwell0.2× nat avg160
- Blueskin0.2× nat avg152
- Springvale West0.2× nat avg146
- Springvale East0.2× nat avg125
- Otamatea0.1× nat avg55
- Marybank-Gordon Park0.1× nat avg47
- Bastia Hill0.1× nat avg45
- Putiki0.1× nat avg44
// Wanganui District crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Wanganui District?+
Public NZ Police data records 14.3K reported victimisations across Wanganui District's 29 suburbs over the most recent 53 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.