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Is Wellington Safe? Safest & Least Safe Suburbs

Wellington's safest suburb is Woodridge (safety score 100/100, 3.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year). The least safe is Porirua Central (0/100, 1,252.5 per 1,000). 76 of 215 ranked Wellington suburbs score 70 or higher.

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Safest suburbs in Wellington

  1. 1.Woodridge 100/100 · 3.2 per 1k
  2. 2.Camborne 99/100 · 4.5 per 1k
  3. 3.Opaki 99/100 · 5.3 per 1k
  4. 4.Gladstone (Carterton District) 99/100 · 9.6 per 1k
  5. 5.Newlands East 98/100 · 8.7 per 1k
  6. 6.Churton Park South 96/100 · 5.6 per 1k
  7. 7.Churton Park North 96/100 · 9.2 per 1k
  8. 8.Mangaroa 96/100 · 13.6 per 1k
  9. 9.Tirohanga 94/100 · 11.2 per 1k
  10. 10.Whitby 94/100 · 4.2 per 1k
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Least safe suburbs in Wellington

  1. 1.Porirua Central 0/100 · 1,252.5 per 1k
  2. 2.Upper Hutt Central 0/100 · 1,345.6 per 1k
  3. 3.Hutt Central North 1/100 · 1,284.3 per 1k
  4. 4.Petone Central 1/100 · 1,113.4 per 1k
  5. 5.Masterton Central 1/100 · 961.4 per 1k
  6. 6.Courtenay 1/100 · 669 per 1k
  7. 7.Wellington Central 2/100 · 481.4 per 1k
  8. 8.Pipitea-Kaiwharawhara 2/100 · 278.3 per 1k
  9. 9.Dixon Street East 3/100 · 229.8 per 1k
  10. 10.Johnsonville Central 4/100 · 194.4 per 1k

Town centres and retail hubs rank low because theft is recorded where it happens, not where offenders live.

Wellington safety FAQ

Is Wellington safe?

Wellington's safest suburb is Woodridge (safety score 100/100, 3.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year). The least safe is Porirua Central (0/100, 1,252.5 per 1,000). 76 of 215 ranked Wellington suburbs score 70 or higher.

What is the safest suburb in Wellington?

Woodridge, with a safety score of 100/100. The next safest are Camborne, Opaki, Gladstone (Carterton District).

Which suburbs in Wellington have the most crime?

Porirua Central (1,252.5 per 1,000), Upper Hutt Central (1,345.6 per 1,000), Hutt Central North (1,284.3 per 1,000). Town centres and retail hubs rank low because shoplifting and other theft is recorded where it happens.

How are Wellington suburbs ranked?

By SafeSuburbs Safety Score, which weights each NZ Police recorded victimisation by harm (NZ Crime Harm Index) per 1,000 residents (2023 Census). Areas with fewer than 500 residents, with no crime records matched to them yet, or whose Police records stop partway through the period (usually a redrawn boundary) are listed but not ranked.

All Wellington suburbs

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