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
Paekakariki is an Area Unit in Kapiti Coast District covering 5.81 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 292 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.7 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Paekakariki is theft (165 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 1.9% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.0M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Paekakariki.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.37.5%
- Dwelling Land24.0%
- Dwelling Outbuilding15.6%
- Educational4.2%
- Other Location N.E.C.4.2%