Figures are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.
// Overview
Wellington City spans 78 Area Units across 290 km2. Over the most recent 53-month window, public victimisation data records 53.9K reported victimisations in Wellington City — an average of about 13.0 per suburb each month, or 1× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 78 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Wellington City
- Willis Street-Cambridge Terrace16.1× nat avg11.5K
- Lambton10.7× nat avg7.6K
- Johnsonville Central3.5× nat avg2.5K
- Kilbirnie East3.5× nat avg2.5K
- Thorndon-Tinakori Road3× nat avg2.1K
- Lyall Bay-Airport-Moa Point2.9× nat avg2.1K
- Newtown West2.8× nat avg2.0K
- Newtown East2.7× nat avg1.9K
- Mt Cook-Wallace Street1.6× nat avg1.2K
- Mt Victoria West1.5× nat avg1.1K
- Adelaide1.4× nat avg1.0K
- Aro Street-Nairn Street1.3× nat avg922
- Tawa South1.3× nat avg917
- Tawa Central1.1× nat avg810
- Kelburn1.1× nat avg771
- Hataitai North1.1× nat avg760
- Kilbirnie West-Hataitai South1× nat avg679
- Miramar South0.8× nat avg542
- Roseneath0.7× nat avg519
- Linden0.7× nat avg501
- Berhampore West0.7× nat avg489
- Northland0.7× nat avg481
- Melrose-Houghton Bay-Southgate0.7× nat avg480
- Wadestown0.7× nat avg471
- Strathmore Park0.7× nat avg468
- Brooklyn0.6× nat avg456
- Newlands North0.6× nat avg446
- Karori North0.6× nat avg410
- Karori Park0.6× nat avg397
- Raroa0.5× nat avg380
- Island Bay East0.5× nat avg377
- Miramar0.5× nat avg357
- Island Bay West0.5× nat avg355
- Karori South0.5× nat avg330
- Te Kainga0.5× nat avg325
- Newlands South0.4× nat avg314
- Wilton0.4× nat avg301
- Kingston-Mornington0.4× nat avg295
- Ngaio South0.4× nat avg287
- Karori East0.3× nat avg248
- Churton Park North0.3× nat avg234
- Miramar North0.3× nat avg221
- Oriental Bay0.3× nat avg217
- Vogeltown0.3× nat avg209
- Seatoun0.3× nat avg199
- Rangoon Heights0.3× nat avg192
- Khandallah Park-Broadmeadows0.2× nat avg178
- Maupuia0.2× nat avg173
- Crofton Downs0.2× nat avg171
- Johnsonville North0.2× nat avg157
- Mitchelltown0.2× nat avg155
- Karaka Bay-Worser Bay0.2× nat avg153
- Vogeltown West0.2× nat avg146
- Berhampore East0.2× nat avg144
- Happy Valley-Owhiro Bay0.2× nat avg130
- Northland North0.2× nat avg120
- Churton Park South0.2× nat avg116
- Johnsonville East0.1× nat avg96
- Makara-Ohariu0.1× nat avg95
- Awarua0.1× nat avg87
- Grenada Village0.1× nat avg85
- Kaiwharawhara0.1× nat avg85
- Paparangi0.1× nat avg85
- Glenside North0.1× nat avg83
- Greenacres0.1× nat avg82
- Miramar West0.1× nat avg82
- Ngauranga East0.1× nat avg77
- Grenada North0.1× nat avg75
- Paparangi West0.1× nat avg70
- Taitville0.1× nat avg69
- Ngauranga West0.1× nat avg63
- Seatoun Tunnel West0.1× nat avg53
- Brooklyn South0.1× nat avg51
- Woodridge0.1× nat avg42
- Newlands East0× nat avg23
- Horokiwi0× nat avg14
- Takapu0× nat avg12
- Wellington City-Marinas0× nat avg11
// Wellington City crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Wellington City?+
Public NZ Police data records 53.9K reported victimisations across Wellington City's 78 suburbs over the most recent 53 months — about 13.0 per suburb each month, or 1× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Wellington City?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Wellington City in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Wellington City data official?+
No. CrimeCheck aggregates public NZ Police victimisation data into neighbourhood Area Units for comparison against the national average. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy, and the figures are not an official assessment of any place, business, or person.
How often is Wellington City crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Wellington City suburb from the homepage.