Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay

Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay recorded 12 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 15.0 per 1,000 residents across about 801 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 Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay is 15.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 12 recorded offences across about 801 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 Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay is theft, with 9 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 75% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is assault (2).

Recorded offences in Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay have fallen 66.7% 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.

Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay ranks 17 of 33 suburbs in West Coast Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay only with other suburbs in West Coast Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Westland Glaciers-Bruce Bay, Westland 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.