Upper Vogeltown

Upper Vogeltown recorded 48 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 16.2 per 1,000 residents across about 2,967 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 Upper Vogeltown is 16.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 48 recorded offences across about 2,967 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 Upper Vogeltown is theft, with 25 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 52% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (15).

Recorded offences in Upper Vogeltown have fallen 40.0% 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.

Upper Vogeltown ranks 38 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 Upper Vogeltown only with other suburbs in Taranaki Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Upper Vogeltown, 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.