Kokotau Safety Snapshot

Is Kokotau safe? About average. Kokotau has a safety score of 45/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 45% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #133 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Kokotau is 23.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #133 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, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 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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Kokotau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,278

Households

480

Median income

$105,288

Median rent

$334

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

234 (18.3%)

Age 15-64

801 (62.7%)

Age 65+

234 (18.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,065 (83.7%)

Born overseas

207 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,191 · 83.2%

Māori

156 · 10.9%

Pacific

30 · 2.1%

Asian

30 · 2.1%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

21 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

975 · 99.1%

Not owned

357 · 36.3%

Other

57 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

342 (24.2%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,068 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kokotau a safe suburb to live in?

  Kokotau has a safety score of 45/100, making it the #133 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 Kokotau?

  The annual crime rate in Kokotau is 23.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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