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
Otangarei is an Area Unit in Whangarei District covering 1.08 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 626 reported victimisations here — an average of 12.3 per month, which is 0.9× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Otangarei is theft (241 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 24.1% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Otangarei.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.46.2%
- Dwelling Land41.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding4.7%
- Educational3.4%
- Retail N.E.C.1.3%