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 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 764 reported victimisations here — an average of 14.4 per month, which is 1.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Westport Urban is theft (373 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 31.5% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $8.5M — 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.46.4%
- Dwelling Land14.4%
- Dwelling Outbuilding8.6%
- Retail N.E.C.8.1%
- Other Location N.F.D.5.7%