Heretaunga Safety Snapshot

Is Heretaunga safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Heretaunga has a safety score of 33/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 33% of New Zealand suburbs, with 48.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #150 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Heretaunga is 48.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #150 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 June 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 65.8%
  Theft accounts for 65.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 22.8%
  Burglary accounts for 22.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.9%
  Assault accounts for 7.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Heretaunga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,424

Households

915

Median income

$117,380

Median rent

$495

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

465 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

1,470 (60.6%)

Age 65+

498 (20.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,824 (75.7%)

Born overseas

585 (24.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,911 · 69.1%

Māori

288 · 10.4%

Pacific

180 · 6.5%

Asian

312 · 11.3%

MELAA

30 · 1.1%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,899 · 100%

Not owned

843 · 44.4%

Other

75 · 3.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

603 (22%)

Two families

42 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,094 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Heretaunga a safe suburb to live in?

  Heretaunga has a safety score of 33/100, making it the #150 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Heretaunga?

  The annual crime rate in Heretaunga is 48.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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