Karaka Bay-Worser Bay Safety Snapshot

Is Karaka Bay-Worser Bay safe? About average. Karaka Bay-Worser Bay has a safety score of 66/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 66% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #87 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Karaka Bay-Worser Bay is 28.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #87 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 October 2025, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Karaka Bay-Worser Bay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,473

Households

585

Median income

$165,768

Median rent

$693

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

225 (15.3%)

Age 15-64

927 (62.9%)

Age 65+

285 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

960 (65.4%)

Born overseas

507 (34.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,305 · 79.2%

Māori

90 · 5.5%

Pacific

45 · 2.7%

Asian

147 · 8.9%

MELAA

39 · 2.4%

Other

21 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,206 · 99.8%

Not owned

435 · 36%

Other

33 · 2.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

408 (23.4%)

Two families

6 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,326 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Karaka Bay-Worser Bay a safe suburb to live in?

  Karaka Bay-Worser Bay has a safety score of 66/100, making it the #87 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Karaka Bay-Worser Bay?

  The annual crime rate in Karaka Bay-Worser Bay is 28.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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