Aotea Safety Snapshot

Is Aotea safe? Yes. Aotea has a safety score of 94/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 94% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Aotea is 9.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 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.

Population

4,200

Households

1,389

Median income

$168,848

Median rent

$812

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

981 (23.4%)

Age 15-64

2,673 (63.6%)

Age 65+

579 (13.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,733 (65.4%)

Born overseas

1,443 (34.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,637 · 55.6%

Māori

360 · 7.6%

Pacific

366 · 7.7%

Asian

1,272 · 26.8%

MELAA

57 · 1.2%

Other

54 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,099 · 100%

Not owned

900 · 29.1%

Other

147 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,110 (26.9%)

Two families

42 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,976 (72%)

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

FAQ

• Is Aotea a safe suburb to live in?

  Aotea has a safety score of 94/100, making it the #11 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Aotea?

  The annual crime rate in Aotea is 9.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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