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
Westown is an Area Unit in New Plymouth District covering 1.96 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 584 reported victimisations here — an average of 11.0 per month, which is 0.8× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Westown is theft (256 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 44.4% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $7.1M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Westown.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.45.6%
- Dwelling Land27.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding12.2%
- Educational2.7%
- Retail N.E.C.2.7%