Kahutara Safety Snapshot

Is Kahutara safe? Yes. Kahutara has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #45 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Kahutara is 20.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #45 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 November 2025, December 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kahutara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,128

Households

432

Median income

$101,981

Median rent

$260

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

732 (64.9%)

Age 65+

168 (14.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

957 (85.1%)

Born overseas

168 (14.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,038 · 81.2%

Māori

186 · 14.6%

Pacific

15 · 1.2%

Asian

21 · 1.6%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

15 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

828 · 100%

Not owned

387 · 46.7%

Other

75 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

291 (23%)

Two families

9 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

966 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kahutara a safe suburb to live in?

  Kahutara has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #45 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kahutara?

  The annual crime rate in Kahutara is 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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