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
Westbrook is an Area Unit in Palmerston North City covering 4.14 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 734 reported victimisations here — an average of 13.8 per month, which is 1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Westbrook is theft (326 reports). Year-on-year reports held steady 0.6% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.2M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Westbrook.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land51.0%
- Dwelling N.F.D.34.0%
- Dwelling Outbuilding10.1%
- Unspecified Location1.7%
- Community Location N.F.D.0.7%