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
Highbury is an Area Unit in Palmerston North City covering 1.45 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 824 reported victimisations here — an average of 15.5 per month, which is 1.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Highbury is theft (378 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 5.9% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $7.5M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Highbury.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.40.8%
- Dwelling Land32.8%
- Dwelling Outbuilding7.5%
- Educational4.5%
- Unspecified Location2.6%