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 West is an Area Unit in New Plymouth District covering 3.67 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 774 reported victimisations here — an average of 16.1 per month, which is 1.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Waitara West is theft (409 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 8.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.5M — 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 West.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.8.7%
- Dwelling Land6.5%
- Retail N.E.C.3.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding2.2%
- Other Location N.F.D.1.3%