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Mount Cook South Safety Snapshot

Wellington, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Mount Cook South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Cook South has a safety score of 32/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 32% of New Zealand suburbs, with 36.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #153 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Cook South is 36.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #153 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
32 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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36.3
Regional rank #153 / 215 (Bottom 50%)
3-Month Trend
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▼28.6%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 22.0%
    Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 8.0%
    Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 7.0%
    Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Mount Cook South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,077

Households

393

Median income

$144,159

Median rent

$697

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
72 (6.7%)
Age 15-64
942 (87.5%)
Age 65+
102 (9.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
732 (68.5%)
Born overseas
336 (31.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
867 · 70.5%
Māori
123 · 10%
Pacific
24 · 2%
Asian
183 · 14.9%
MELAA
21 · 1.7%
Other
12 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
975 · 100%
Not owned
696 · 71.6%
Other
33 · 3.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
189 (16.2%)
Two families
12 (1%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
966 (82.8%)

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

FAQ

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

    Mount Cook South has a safety score of 32/100, making it the #153 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Mount Cook South?

    The annual crime rate in Mount Cook South is 36.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Mount Cook South

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