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Forest Lakes (Kapiti Coast District) Crime Statistics – NZ Police Data & Trends | CrimeStats.co.nz

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Forest Lakes (Kapiti Coast District)

Forest Lakes (Kapiti Coast District)

Kapiti Coast District•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

100

Crime Rate per 1000

5.0

(Population: 597)

Total Crimes (12m)

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#217 / 232

(bottom 6%)

3 Month Trend Change

Safety Score

Forest Lakes (Kapiti Coast District) Overview

Crime Count

No data

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (60.0%), assault (20.0%), and sexual offences (20.0%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Forest Lakes (Kapiti Coast District) is 5.02513 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 217 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Nov 2021, Feb 2022, Apr 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in November 2021, February 2022, and April 2023.

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