Petone East Safety Snapshot

Is Petone East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Petone East has a safety score of 12/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 12% of New Zealand suburbs, with 74.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #186 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Petone East is 74.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #186 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 November 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 57.3%
  Theft accounts for 57.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.7%
  Burglary accounts for 29.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.9%
  Assault accounts for 10.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Petone East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,987

Households

1,659

Median income

$103,839

Median rent

$504

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

519 (13%)

Age 15-64

2,526 (63.4%)

Age 65+

954 (23.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,775 (70.2%)

Born overseas

1,179 (29.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,835 · 62.7%

Māori

564 · 12.5%

Pacific

294 · 6.5%

Asian

720 · 15.9%

MELAA

75 · 1.7%

Other

30 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,228 · 100%

Not owned

1,566 · 48.5%

Other

225 · 7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

879 (18%)

Two families

24 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,984 (81.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Petone East a safe suburb to live in?

  Petone East has a safety score of 12/100, making it the #186 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Petone East?

  The annual crime rate in Petone East is 74.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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