Aotea Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Aotea is 9.3727 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 194 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, June 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 23.0%
  Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Aotea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Aotea a safe suburb to live in?

  Aotea ranks in the top 84 of suburbs in Wellington Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Aotea?

  The annual crime rate in Aotea is 9.3727 per 1,000 residents.

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