Camborne Safety Snapshot

Is Camborne safe? Yes. Camborne has a safety score of 99/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 99% of New Zealand suburbs, with 4.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #2 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Camborne is 4.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #2 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Camborne Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,031

Households

720

Median income

$151,069

Median rent

$535

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

405 (19.9%)

Age 15-64

1,323 (65.1%)

Age 65+

285 (14%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,539 (76.7%)

Born overseas

468 (23.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,788 · 75.5%

Māori

249 · 10.5%

Pacific

108 · 4.6%

Asian

159 · 6.7%

MELAA

36 · 1.5%

Other

27 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,560 · 100%

Not owned

492 · 31.6%

Other

45 · 2.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

552 (25.7%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,584 (73.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Camborne a safe suburb to live in?

  Camborne has a safety score of 99/100, making it the #2 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Camborne?

  The annual crime rate in Camborne is 4.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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