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
Carterton is an Area Unit in Carterton District covering 5.12 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 588 reported victimisations here — an average of 11.5 per month, which is 0.9× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Carterton is burglary (244 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 45.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $5.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Carterton.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.29.9%
- Dwelling Land25.0%
- Dwelling Outbuilding15.6%
- Retail N.E.C.7.4%
- Other Location N.F.D.4.1%