Raetihi

Ruapehu District•Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

11

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

30.5

(Population: 1116)

Total Crimes (12m)

34

Crime Trend

↓

Rank in region

#69 / 143

(middle 48%)

3 Month Trend Change

-33.3%

Safety Score

Raetihi Overview

Crime Count

No data

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Assault

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (41.7%), burglary (25.0%), and robbery, blackmail, and extortion (19.4%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Raetihi is 30.466 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 69 within Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Jan 2022, Sep 2022, Nov 2022.

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Crime activity peaked in January, September, and November 2022.

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