Courtenay Safety Snapshot

Is Courtenay safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Courtenay has a safety score of 1/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 1% of New Zealand suburbs, with 669 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #210 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Courtenay is 669 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #210 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 November 2025, December 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 67.6%
  Theft accounts for 67.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 25.3%
  Assault accounts for 25.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Courtenay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,749

Households

882

Median income

$133,589

Median rent

$608

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

78 (4.5%)

Age 15-64

1,488 (85.1%)

Age 65+

219 (12.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

993 (57.9%)

Born overseas

723 (42.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,212 · 62.2%

Māori

162 · 8.3%

Pacific

84 · 4.3%

Asian

393 · 20.2%

MELAA

75 · 3.8%

Other

24 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,593 · 100%

Not owned

1,107 · 69.8%

Other

84 · 5.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

372 (14.5%)

Two families

3 (0.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,190 (85.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Courtenay a safe suburb to live in?

  Courtenay has a safety score of 1/100, making it the #210 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Courtenay?

  The annual crime rate in Courtenay is 669 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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