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
Taita North is an Area Unit in Lower Hutt City covering 1.44 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 713 reported victimisations here — an average of 14.0 per month, which is 1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Taita North is theft (331 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 10.1% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.2M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Taita North.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.35.6%
- Dwelling Land35.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding7.8%
- Residential Location N.F.D.7.1%
- Warehousing/Storage3.2%