Courtenay Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Courtenay is 230.367 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 12 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, November 2025, March 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 88.6%
  Theft accounts for 88.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.1%
  Assault accounts for 8.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.8%
  Burglary accounts for 2.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Courtenay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Courtenay a safe suburb to live in?

  Courtenay ranks in the top 5 of suburbs in Wellington Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Courtenay?

  The annual crime rate in Courtenay is 230.367 per 1,000 residents.

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