Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) Safety Snapshot

Is Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) has a safety score of 33/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 33% of New Zealand suburbs, with 37.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #152 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) is 37.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #152 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 37.0%
  Theft accounts for 37.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.0%
  Burglary accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 22.0%
  Assault accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,409

Households

846

Median income

$108,836

Median rent

$471

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

519 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

1,560 (64.8%)

Age 65+

297 (12.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,788 (74.8%)

Born overseas

603 (25.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,608 · 55.8%

Māori

525 · 18.2%

Pacific

270 · 9.4%

Asian

399 · 13.8%

MELAA

33 · 1.1%

Other

48 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,773 · 99.5%

Not owned

858 · 48.1%

Other

114 · 6.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

573 (22.9%)

Two families

33 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,899 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) a safe suburb to live in?

  Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) has a safety score of 33/100, making it the #152 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Brentwood (Upper Hutt City)?

  The annual crime rate in Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) is 37.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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