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
Bell Block is an Area Unit in New Plymouth District covering 5.17 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 435 reported victimisations here — an average of 8.5 per month, which is 0.6× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Bell Block is theft (213 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 8.4% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $4.7M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Bell Block.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.38.2%
- Dwelling Land24.5%
- Retail N.E.C.12.7%
- Dwelling Outbuilding6.4%
- Recreational5.5%