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Lambton Crime Statistics

Wellington City · 0.98 km2 · 7.0Kreported 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
10.7×
Monthly avg
144.9
Total (4 yrs)
7.0K

// Summary

Lambton is an Area Unit in Wellington City covering 0.98 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 7.0K reported victimisations here — an average of 144.9 per month, which is 10.7× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Lambton is theft (5.3K reports). Year-on-year reports rose 12.7% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $43.2M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Lambton.

// Where crime happens

  • Retail N.E.C.3.1%
  • Dwelling N.F.D.2.5%
  • Dwelling Land1.0%
  • Other Location N.F.D.0.7%
  • Residential Location N.F.D.0.6%

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