Eastbourne Safety Snapshot

Is Eastbourne safe? Yes. Eastbourne has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #50 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Eastbourne is 14.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #50 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, December 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Eastbourne Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,799

Households

1,119

Median income

$130,550

Median rent

$599

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

543 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

1,638 (58.5%)

Age 65+

624 (22.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,025 (72.7%)

Born overseas

762 (27.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,649 · 86.6%

Māori

186 · 6.1%

Pacific

51 · 1.7%

Asian

102 · 3.3%

MELAA

39 · 1.3%

Other

33 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,187 · 99.6%

Not owned

639 · 29.1%

Other

66 · 3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

777 (23.2%)

Two families

21 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,544 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Eastbourne a safe suburb to live in?

  Eastbourne has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #50 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Eastbourne?

  The annual crime rate in Eastbourne is 14.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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