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Waikanae East Crime Statistics

Kapiti Coast District · 4.23 km2 · 223reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 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
0.3×
Monthly avg
4.6
Total (4 yrs)
223

// Summary

Waikanae East is an Area Unit in Kapiti Coast District covering 4.23 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 223 reported victimisations here — an average of 4.6 per month, which is 0.3× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Waikanae East is theft (140 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 12.8% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $1.6M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waikanae East.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land11.2%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.4.0%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.3.1%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding1.3%
  • Terminal1.3%

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