Maoribank Safety Snapshot

Is Maoribank safe? Yes. Maoribank has a safety score of 70/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 70% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #74 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Maoribank is 14.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #74 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, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Maoribank Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,447

Households

1,185

Median income

$120,452

Median rent

$407

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

747 (21.7%)

Age 15-64

2,319 (67.3%)

Age 65+

330 (9.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,721 (79.8%)

Born overseas

690 (20.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,577 · 60.5%

Māori

906 · 21.3%

Pacific

324 · 7.6%

Asian

342 · 8%

MELAA

39 · 0.9%

Other

69 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,526 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,086 · 42.9%

Other

168 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

861 (24.6%)

Two families

48 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,598 (74.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maoribank a safe suburb to live in?

  Maoribank has a safety score of 70/100, making it the #74 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maoribank?

  The annual crime rate in Maoribank is 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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