Whataroa-Harihari

Whataroa-Harihari recorded 13 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 20.2 per 1,000 residents across about 642 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 Whataroa-Harihari is 20.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 13 recorded offences across about 642 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 Whataroa-Harihari is burglary, with 8 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 62% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (3).

Recorded offences in Whataroa-Harihari have stayed level 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.

Whataroa-Harihari ranks 13 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 Whataroa-Harihari only with other suburbs in West Coast Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Whataroa-Harihari, 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.