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
Owhata West is an Area Unit in Rotorua District covering 5.50 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 924 reported victimisations here — an average of 18.1 per month, which is 1.3× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Owhata West is theft (494 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 8.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $7.0M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Owhata West.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land45.2%
- Dwelling N.F.D.26.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding7.6%
- Retail N.E.C.5.5%
- Residential Location N.F.D.2.8%