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
Taihape is an Area Unit in Rangitikei District covering 5.09 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 443 reported victimisations here — an average of 9.2 per month, which is 0.7× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Taihape is theft (301 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 40.8% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.9M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Taihape.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.5.9%
- Dwelling Land3.2%
- Other Location N.F.D.2.0%
- Retail N.E.C.1.6%
- Dwelling Outbuilding1.4%