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Urewera Crime Statistics

Whakatane District · 1446.01 km2 · 309reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jun 2026

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.

Vs national avg
0.4×
Monthly avg
5.8
Total (4 yrs)
309

// Summary

Urewera is an Area Unit in Whakatane District covering 1446.01 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 309 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.8 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Urewera is theft (115 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 2.6% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Urewera.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land33.6%
  • Agricultural12.7%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.12.7%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding10.9%
  • Agricultural Outbuilding7.3%

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