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30.8
(Population: 3444)
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#72 / 99
(bottom 27%)
+3.1%
Most common offences were burglary (42%), theft (33%), and assault (24%).
The annual total crime rate in Whakatane West is 30.7782 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 72 within Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Jun 2023, Feb 2024, Feb 2025.
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Crime activity peaked in June 2023, February 2024, and February 2025.
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