Delaney Safety Snapshot

Is Delaney safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Delaney has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #166 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Delaney is 39.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #166 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, October 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 38.2%
  Theft accounts for 38.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.3%
  Burglary accounts for 37.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.6%
  Assault accounts for 20.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.9 percent of incidents.

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Delaney Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,595

Households

897

Median income

$92,366

Median rent

$362

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

588 (22.7%)

Age 15-64

1,776 (68.4%)

Age 65+

231 (8.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,968 (76.5%)

Born overseas

606 (23.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,428 · 44.9%

Māori

774 · 24.3%

Pacific

582 · 18.3%

Asian

354 · 11.1%

MELAA

30 · 0.9%

Other

15 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,821 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,014 · 55.6%

Other

177 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

519 (20%)

Two families

48 (1.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,031 (78.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Delaney a safe suburb to live in?

  Delaney has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #166 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Delaney?

  The annual crime rate in Delaney is 39.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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