Moera Safety Snapshot

Is Moera safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Moera has a safety score of 5/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 5% of New Zealand suburbs, with 81.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #202 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Moera is 81.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #202 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 41.1%
  Burglary accounts for 41.1 percent of incidents.
• Theft 38.3%
  Theft accounts for 38.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 19.9%
  Assault accounts for 19.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Moera Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,731

Households

657

Median income

$78,041

Median rent

$293

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

324 (18.7%)

Age 15-64

1,224 (70.7%)

Age 65+

204 (11.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,227 (71%)

Born overseas

501 (29%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

840 · 39.7%

Māori

546 · 25.8%

Pacific

249 · 11.8%

Asian

411 · 19.4%

MELAA

60 · 2.8%

Other

12 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,269 · 100%

Not owned

840 · 66.2%

Other

135 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

360 (18.5%)

Two families

24 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,560 (80.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Moera a safe suburb to live in?

  Moera has a safety score of 5/100, making it the #202 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Moera?

  The annual crime rate in Moera is 81.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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