Kilbirnie Central Safety Snapshot

Is Kilbirnie Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kilbirnie Central has a safety score of 5/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 5% of New Zealand suburbs, with 177.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #201 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Kilbirnie Central is 177.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #201 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 December 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 81.0%
  Theft accounts for 81.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.9%
  Assault accounts for 7.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.2%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.2 percent of incidents.

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Kilbirnie Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,616

Households

1,134

Median income

$96,557

Median rent

$486

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

270 (10.3%)

Age 15-64

1,848 (70.6%)

Age 65+

486 (18.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,710 (65.8%)

Born overseas

888 (34.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,890 · 62.9%

Māori

306 · 10.2%

Pacific

195 · 6.5%

Asian

477 · 15.9%

MELAA

102 · 3.4%

Other

36 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,208 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,353 · 61.1%

Other

120 · 5.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

498 (14.8%)

Two families

18 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,847 (84.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kilbirnie Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Kilbirnie Central has a safety score of 5/100, making it the #201 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kilbirnie Central?

  The annual crime rate in Kilbirnie Central is 177.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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