Arakura Safety Snapshot

Is Arakura safe? About average. Arakura has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #126 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Arakura is 25 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #126 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, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Arakura Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,844

Households

966

Median income

$102,294

Median rent

$495

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

669 (23.5%)

Age 15-64

1,950 (68.6%)

Age 65+

273 (9.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,208 (78.8%)

Born overseas

594 (21.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,734 · 47.6%

Māori

948 · 26%

Pacific

507 · 13.9%

Asian

396 · 10.9%

MELAA

36 · 1%

Other

24 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,977 · 99.7%

Not owned

903 · 45.5%

Other

210 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

621 (22%)

Two families

63 (2.2%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,139 (75.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Arakura a safe suburb to live in?

  Arakura has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #126 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Arakura?

  The annual crime rate in Arakura is 25 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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