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Kainui Crime Statistics

Waikato District · 109.14 km2 · 1.4Kreported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Apr 2026

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.

Vs national avg
2.1×
Monthly avg
27.9
Total (4 yrs)
1.4K

// Summary

Kainui is an Area Unit in Waikato District covering 109.14 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.4K reported victimisations here — an average of 27.9 per month, which is 2.1× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Kainui is theft (1.1K reports). Year-on-year reports rose 34.3% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.9M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Kainui.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land25.6%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.23.9%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding14.8%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding12.1%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.5.7%

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