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 51-month window, public victimisation data records 52.1K reported victimisations in Wellington City — an average of about 13.1 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 avg11.1K
- Lambton10.7× nat avg7.4K
- Johnsonville Central3.5× nat avg2.4K
- Kilbirnie East3.5× nat avg2.4K
- Thorndon-Tinakori Road3× nat avg2.1K
- Lyall Bay-Airport-Moa Point2.9× nat avg2.0K
- Newtown West2.8× nat avg2.0K
- Newtown East2.7× nat avg1.9K
- Mt Cook-Wallace Street1.6× nat avg1.1K
- Mt Victoria West1.5× nat avg1.1K
- Adelaide1.4× nat avg968
- Aro Street-Nairn Street1.3× nat avg899
- Tawa South1.3× nat avg873
- Tawa Central1.2× nat avg800
- Kelburn1.1× nat avg753
- Hataitai North1.1× nat avg750
- Kilbirnie West-Hataitai South0.9× nat avg655
- Miramar South0.8× nat avg521
- Roseneath0.7× nat avg507
- Linden0.7× nat avg489
- Berhampore West0.7× nat avg476
- Melrose-Houghton Bay-Southgate0.7× nat avg468
- Wadestown0.7× nat avg459
- Northland0.7× nat avg456
- Strathmore Park0.7× nat avg452
- Brooklyn0.6× nat avg440
- Newlands North0.6× nat avg438
- Karori North0.6× nat avg401
- Karori Park0.6× nat avg388
- Island Bay East0.5× nat avg374
- Raroa0.5× nat avg366
- Miramar0.5× nat avg351
- Island Bay West0.5× nat avg346
- Karori South0.5× nat avg318
- Te Kainga0.5× nat avg316
- Newlands South0.4× nat avg306
- Wilton0.4× nat avg293
- Kingston-Mornington0.4× nat avg286
- Ngaio South0.4× nat avg281
- Karori East0.3× nat avg240
- Churton Park North0.3× nat avg226
- Miramar North0.3× nat avg217
- Oriental Bay0.3× nat avg212
- Vogeltown0.3× nat avg204
- Seatoun0.3× nat avg196
- Rangoon Heights0.3× nat avg188
- Khandallah Park-Broadmeadows0.3× nat avg175
- Maupuia0.2× nat avg167
- Crofton Downs0.2× nat avg158
- Mitchelltown0.2× nat avg151
- Karaka Bay-Worser Bay0.2× nat avg147
- Johnsonville North0.2× nat avg146
- Berhampore East0.2× nat avg143
- Vogeltown West0.2× nat avg143
- Happy Valley-Owhiro Bay0.2× nat avg128
- Northland North0.2× nat avg118
- Churton Park South0.2× nat avg113
- Johnsonville East0.1× nat avg95
- Makara-Ohariu0.1× nat avg86
- Paparangi0.1× nat avg85
- Awarua0.1× nat avg84
- Kaiwharawhara0.1× nat avg82
- Greenacres0.1× nat avg81
- Grenada Village0.1× nat avg81
- Miramar West0.1× nat avg80
- Glenside North0.1× nat avg78
- Ngauranga East0.1× nat avg76
- Grenada North0.1× nat avg74
- Paparangi West0.1× nat avg70
- Taitville0.1× nat avg68
- Ngauranga West0.1× nat avg58
- Seatoun Tunnel West0.1× nat avg52
- Brooklyn South0.1× nat avg50
- Woodridge0.1× nat avg41
- Newlands East0× nat avg22
- 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 52.1K reported victimisations across Wellington City's 78 suburbs over the most recent 51 months — about 13.1 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.