Paremata Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Paremata is 76.1317 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 36 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2021, December 2023, May 2024.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 80.3%
  Theft accounts for 80.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.2%
  Burglary accounts for 13.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.8%
  Assault accounts for 5.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.1 percent of incidents.

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Paremata Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Paremata a safe suburb to live in?

  Paremata ranks in the top 16 of suburbs in Wellington Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Paremata?

  The annual crime rate in Paremata is 76.1317 per 1,000 residents.

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