Carterton North Safety Snapshot

Is Carterton North safe? About average. Carterton North has a safety score of 52/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 52% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #121 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Carterton North is 34 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #121 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 September 2025, October 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 35.0%
  Burglary accounts for 35.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 32.0%
  Theft accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 21.0%
  Assault accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Carterton North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,694

Households

1,188

Median income

$66,012

Median rent

$424

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

411 (15.3%)

Age 15-64

1,377 (51.1%)

Age 65+

870 (32.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,205 (82.2%)

Born overseas

477 (17.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,445 · 79.1%

Māori

444 · 14.4%

Pacific

75 · 2.4%

Asian

96 · 3.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,166 · 100%

Not owned

702 · 32.5%

Other

117 · 5.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

699 (19.8%)

Two families

12 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,817 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Carterton North a safe suburb to live in?

  Carterton North has a safety score of 52/100, making it the #121 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Carterton North?

  The annual crime rate in Carterton North is 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Carterton South (Wellington)
• Kokotau (Wellington)
• Greytown (Wellington)