Featherston Safety Snapshot

Is Featherston safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Featherston has a safety score of 31/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 31% of New Zealand suburbs, with 49.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #156 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Featherston is 49.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #156 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 September 2025, November 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 46.7%
  Theft accounts for 46.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 40.1%
  Burglary accounts for 40.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.4%
  Assault accounts for 12.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Featherston Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,787

Households

1,143

Median income

$76,295

Median rent

$377

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

561 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,716 (61.6%)

Age 65+

510 (18.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,298 (82.5%)

Born overseas

486 (17.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,439 · 73.4%

Māori

585 · 17.6%

Pacific

111 · 3.3%

Asian

135 · 4.1%

MELAA

33 · 1%

Other

18 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,046 · 99.9%

Not owned

732 · 35.7%

Other

186 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

705 (20.7%)

Two families

24 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,682 (78.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Featherston a safe suburb to live in?

  Featherston has a safety score of 31/100, making it the #156 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Featherston?

  The annual crime rate in Featherston is 49.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Tauherenikau (Wellington)