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Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) Crime Statistics – NZ Police Data & Trends | CrimeStats.co.nz

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Highlands Park (New Plymouth District)

Highlands Park (New Plymouth District)

New Plymouth District•Taranaki Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

Crime Rate per 1000

6.8

(Population: 3363)

Total Crimes (12m)

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#61 / 66

(bottom 8%)

3 Month Trend Change

-33.3%

Safety Score

Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) Overview

Crime Count

No data

100

Assault

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were burglary (60.9%), theft (30.4%), and assault (8.7%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) is 6.83913 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 61 within Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Mar 2022, May 2023, Nov 2024.

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Crime activity peaked in March 2022, May 2023, and November 2024.

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