Mount Holdsworth Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Holdsworth safe? Yes. Mount Holdsworth has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Holdsworth is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 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, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons 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 Holdsworth Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,037

Households

756

Median income

$99,783

Median rent

$314

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

408 (20%)

Age 15-64

1,230 (60.4%)

Age 65+

402 (19.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,647 (80.9%)

Born overseas

390 (19.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,911 · 85.6%

Māori

219 · 9.8%

Pacific

18 · 0.8%

Asian

45 · 2%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

33 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,539 · 100%

Not owned

423 · 27.6%

Other

102 · 6.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

555 (24.7%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,674 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mount Holdsworth a safe suburb to live in?

  Mount Holdsworth has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #16 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mount Holdsworth?

  The annual crime rate in Mount Holdsworth is 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz