Reefton

Reefton recorded 31 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 30.6 per 1,000 residents across about 1,014 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 Reefton is 30.6 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 31 recorded offences across about 1,014 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 Reefton is assault, with 13 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 42% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (13).

Recorded offences in Reefton have fallen 28.6% 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.

Reefton ranks 10 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 Reefton only with other suburbs in West Coast Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Reefton, Buller 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.