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
Te Waewae is an Area Unit in Southland District covering 2304.66 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 126 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.5 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Te Waewae is burglary (61 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 28.1% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.3M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Te Waewae.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.44.3%
- Dwelling Land16.4%
- Agricultural13.1%
- Dwelling Outbuilding13.1%
- Agricultural Outbuilding4.9%