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Welcome Bay West Crime Statistics

Tauranga City · 1.94 km2 · 265reported 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
0.4×
Monthly avg
5.5
Total (4 yrs)
265

// Summary

Welcome Bay West is an Area Unit in Tauranga City covering 1.94 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 265 reported victimisations here — an average of 5.5 per month, which is 0.4× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Welcome Bay West is theft (125 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 23.3% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Welcome Bay West.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land15.8%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.9.1%
  • Educational2.3%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.1.9%
  • Unspecified Location0.8%

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