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
Westport Urban is an Area Unit in Buller District covering 4.51 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 623 reported victimisations here — an average of 13.0 per month, which is 1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Westport Urban is theft (278 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 11.3% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $7.4M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Westport Urban.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.13.8%
- Dwelling Land4.3%
- Dwelling Outbuilding2.2%
- Retail N.E.C.2.1%
- Other Location N.F.D.1.8%