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Motueka East Crime Statistics

Tasman District · 7.64 km2 · 1.0Kreported 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
1.5×
Monthly avg
20.2
Total (4 yrs)
1.0K

// Summary

Motueka East is an Area Unit in Tasman District covering 7.64 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 1.0K reported victimisations here — an average of 20.2 per month, which is 1.5× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Motueka East is theft (714 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 9% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Motueka East.

// Where crime happens

  • Retail N.E.C.33.0%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.24.2%
  • Dwelling Land20.1%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding9.3%
  • Other Location N.F.D.4.6%

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