Kahutara Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Kahutara is 38.0435 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 75 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2022, May 2023, March 2024.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Burglary 44.0%
  Burglary accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 41.8%
  Theft accounts for 41.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.5%
  Assault accounts for 13.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Kahutara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Kahutara a safe suburb to live in?

  Kahutara ranks in the top 32 of suburbs in Wellington Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Kahutara?

  The annual crime rate in Kahutara is 38.0435 per 1,000 residents.

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