Kopuaranga Safety Snapshot

Is Kopuaranga safe? Yes. Kopuaranga has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #17 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Kopuaranga is 11.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #17 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 October 2025, December 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kopuaranga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,008

Households

372

Median income

$100,607

Median rent

$300

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

204 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

609 (60.4%)

Age 65+

189 (18.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

843 (83.4%)

Born overseas

168 (16.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

951 · 85.7%

Māori

111 · 10%

Pacific

12 · 1.1%

Asian

12 · 1.1%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

21 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

729 · 100%

Not owned

234 · 32.2%

Other

84 · 11.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

276 (25.2%)

Two families

9 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

810 (74%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kopuaranga a safe suburb to live in?

  Kopuaranga has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #17 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kopuaranga?

  The annual crime rate in Kopuaranga is 11.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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