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
Leeston is an Area Unit in Selwyn District covering 1.90 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 138 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.7 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Leeston is theft (73 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 38.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Leeston.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land33.3%
- Dwelling N.F.D.22.2%
- Educational13.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding5.6%
- Other Location N.F.D.5.6%