Onepoto Safety Snapshot

Is Onepoto safe? About average. Onepoto has a safety score of 55/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 55% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #115 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Onepoto is 15 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #115 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, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Onepoto Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,935

Households

636

Median income

$118,001

Median rent

$460

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

441 (22.8%)

Age 15-64

1,272 (65.7%)

Age 65+

228 (11.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,584 (82%)

Born overseas

348 (18%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,350 · 52.7%

Māori

651 · 25.4%

Pacific

360 · 14.1%

Asian

129 · 5%

MELAA

27 · 1.1%

Other

45 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,434 · 100%

Not owned

660 · 46.3%

Other

78 · 5.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

426 (22.9%)

Two families

39 (2.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,395 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Onepoto a safe suburb to live in?

  Onepoto has a safety score of 55/100, making it the #115 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Onepoto?

  The annual crime rate in Onepoto is 15 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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