Newtown West

Newtown West recorded 278 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 83.6 per 1,000 residents across about 3,327 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 Newtown West is 83.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 278 recorded offences across about 3,327 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 Newtown West is theft, with 178 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 64% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (51).

Recorded offences in Newtown West have risen 29.5% 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.

Newtown West ranks 27 of 232 suburbs in Wellington Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Newtown West only with other suburbs in Wellington Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Newtown West, Wellington City 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.