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
Taitapu is an Area Unit in Selwyn District covering 7.69 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 68 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.3 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Taitapu is theft (38 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 36.4% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $606.4K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Taitapu.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land28.6%
- Service Station19.0%
- Agricultural14.3%
- Retail N.E.C.14.3%
- Dwelling N.F.D.9.5%