Linden Safety Snapshot

Is Linden safe? About average. Linden has a safety score of 45/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 45% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #132 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Linden is 22.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #132 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, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 40.0%
  Burglary accounts for 40.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 29.0%
  Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Linden Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,330

Households

1,185

Median income

$106,369

Median rent

$503

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

696 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

2,265 (68%)

Age 65+

345 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,187 (66.6%)

Born overseas

1,098 (33.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,884 · 48%

Māori

591 · 15.1%

Pacific

504 · 12.9%

Asian

780 · 19.9%

MELAA

99 · 2.5%

Other

63 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,466 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,383 · 55.7%

Other

138 · 5.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

771 (22.1%)

Two families

30 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,688 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Linden a safe suburb to live in?

  Linden has a safety score of 45/100, making it the #132 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 Linden?

  The annual crime rate in Linden is 22.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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