Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South

Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South recorded 340 offences in the last 12 months. It has about 165 residents, which is below the 500-resident threshold we use for comparing rates, so its crime rate per 1,000 people is not a reliable comparison with other suburbs. Judge it on the offence count, not the rate.

The most common offence category in Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South is theft, with 316 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 93% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (19).

Recorded offences in Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South have risen 17.2% 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.

Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South ranks 2 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 Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South only with other suburbs in Taranaki Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Waiwhakaiho-Bell Block South, 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.