Greytown Safety Snapshot

Is Greytown safe? About average. Greytown has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #84 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Greytown is 24.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #84 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 February 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 27.0%
  Theft accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 18.0%
  Assault accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Greytown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,766

Households

1,194

Median income

$91,394

Median rent

$468

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

453 (16.4%)

Age 15-64

1,458 (52.7%)

Age 65+

846 (30.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,220 (80.4%)

Born overseas

540 (19.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,610 · 85.9%

Māori

249 · 8.2%

Pacific

57 · 1.9%

Asian

78 · 2.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

27 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,163 · 100%

Not owned

594 · 27.5%

Other

144 · 6.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

792 (22.4%)

Two families

18 (0.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,724 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Greytown a safe suburb to live in?

  Greytown has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #84 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Greytown?

  The annual crime rate in Greytown is 24.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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