Bell Block West

Bell Block West recorded 51 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 14.8 per 1,000 residents across about 3,441 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Bell Block West is 14.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 51 recorded offences across about 3,441 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Bell Block West is theft, with 22 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 43% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (18).

Recorded offences in Bell Block West have risen 60.0% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Bell Block West ranks 40 of 66 suburbs in Taranaki Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Bell Block West only with other suburbs in Taranaki Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Bell Block West, New Plymouth District come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.