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Karaka Bay-Worser Bay Crime Statistics

Wellington City · 0.75 km2 · 133reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

The figures below 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.

Vs national avg
0.2×
Monthly avg
2.8
Total (4 yrs)
133

// Summary

Karaka Bay-Worser Bay is an Area Unit in Wellington City covering 0.75 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 133 reported victimisations here — an average of 2.8 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Karaka Bay-Worser Bay is theft (77 reports). Year-on-year reports held steady 0% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $895.4K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Karaka Bay-Worser Bay.

// Where crime happens

  • Dwelling Land14.3%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.9.0%
  • Dwelling Outbuilding6.0%
  • Retail N.E.C.2.3%
  • Educational0.8%

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