Elderslea Safety Snapshot

Is Elderslea safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Elderslea has a safety score of 23/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 23% of New Zealand suburbs, with 70.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #169 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Elderslea is 70.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #169 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, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 73.4%
  Theft accounts for 73.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.6%
  Burglary accounts for 20.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.9%
  Assault accounts for 3.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Elderslea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,294

Households

1,236

Median income

$88,501

Median rent

$448

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

600 (18.2%)

Age 15-64

1,950 (59.2%)

Age 65+

753 (22.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,565 (78.2%)

Born overseas

717 (21.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,505 · 63.6%

Māori

666 · 16.9%

Pacific

306 · 7.8%

Asian

375 · 9.5%

MELAA

45 · 1.1%

Other

42 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,460 · 99.5%

Not owned

1,104 · 44.7%

Other

228 · 9.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

783 (21.5%)

Two families

27 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,829 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Elderslea a safe suburb to live in?

  Elderslea has a safety score of 23/100, making it the #169 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Elderslea?

  The annual crime rate in Elderslea is 70.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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