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Mount Cook East Safety Snapshot

Wellington, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Mount Cook East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Cook East has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 95.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #198 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Cook East is 95.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #198 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 September 2025, December 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
8 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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95.7
Regional rank #198 / 215 (Bottom 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼2.9%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 57.7%
    Theft accounts for 57.7 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 20.9%
    Burglary accounts for 20.9 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 16.2%
    Assault accounts for 16.2 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 4.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.2%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
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Mount Cook East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,655

Households

978

Median income

$109,445

Median rent

$635

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
105 (4%)
Age 15-64
2,409 (90.7%)
Age 65+
93 (3.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
1,659 (63.6%)
Born overseas
951 (36.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
1,887 · 62%
Māori
354 · 11.6%
Pacific
120 · 3.9%
Asian
531 · 17.5%
MELAA
108 · 3.6%
Other
42 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
2,412 · 100%
Not owned
2,028 · 84.1%
Other
102 · 4.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
393 (13.5%)
Two families
18 (0.6%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
2,493 (85.8%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Mount Cook East a safe suburb to live in?

    Mount Cook East has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #198 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 Mount Cook East?

    The annual crime rate in Mount Cook East is 95.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Mount Cook East

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