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.
// Summary
Adelaide is an Area Unit in Wellington City covering 0.55 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 898 reported victimisations here — an average of 18.7 per month, which is 1.4× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Adelaide is theft (577 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 12.8% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $6.8M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Adelaide.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.6.8%
- Dwelling Land1.7%
- Health1.4%
- Retail N.E.C.1.2%
- Unspecified Location0.7%