Pencarrow Safety Snapshot

Is Pencarrow safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pencarrow has a safety score of 18/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 18% of New Zealand suburbs, with 51.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #181 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Pencarrow is 51.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #181 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 December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 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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Pencarrow Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

687

Households

246

Median income

$111,748

Median rent

$231

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

105 (15.3%)

Age 15-64

447 (65.1%)

Age 65+

114 (16.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

564 (83.9%)

Born overseas

108 (16.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

600 · 73.3%

Māori

114 · 13.9%

Pacific

33 · 4%

Asian

45 · 5.5%

MELAA

6 · 0.7%

Other

21 · 2.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

510 · 98.8%

Not owned

177 · 34.3%

Other

57 · 11%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

150 (21.3%)

Two families

15 (2.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

540 (76.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pencarrow a safe suburb to live in?

  Pencarrow has a safety score of 18/100, making it the #181 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pencarrow?

  The annual crime rate in Pencarrow is 51.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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