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
Waitara East is an Area Unit in New Plymouth District covering 2.27 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 254 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.3 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waitara East is burglary (99 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 3.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Waitara East.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.19.7%
- Dwelling Land9.4%
- Dwelling Outbuilding3.1%
- Recreational2.8%
- Educational1.2%