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
Aokautere is an Area Unit in Palmerston North City covering 11.86 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 368 reported victimisations here — an average of 7.2 per month, which is 0.5× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Aokautere is theft (209 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 1.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $3.2M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Aokautere.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land46.6%
- Dwelling N.F.D.16.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding11.9%
- Residential Location N.F.D.5.9%
- Educational4.2%