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
Matamata South is an Area Unit in Matamata-Piako District covering 4.28 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 908 reported victimisations here — an average of 17.8 per month, which is 1.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Matamata South is theft (416 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 5.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $8.5M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Matamata South.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land38.8%
- Dwelling N.F.D.21.7%
- Retail N.E.C.9.5%
- Dwelling Outbuilding8.9%
- Other Location N.F.D.7.6%