Petone Esplanade Safety Snapshot

Is Petone Esplanade safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Petone Esplanade has a safety score of 5/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 5% of New Zealand suburbs, with 107.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #204 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Petone Esplanade is 107.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #204 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 September 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 46.0%
  Theft accounts for 46.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.1%
  Burglary accounts for 36.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.6%
  Assault accounts for 14.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.7%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.7 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 Esplanade Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,574

Households

1,059

Median income

$115,618

Median rent

$475

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (13.6%)

Age 15-64

1,881 (73.1%)

Age 65+

351 (13.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,830 (71.5%)

Born overseas

729 (28.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,776 · 59.3%

Māori

492 · 16.4%

Pacific

231 · 7.7%

Asian

423 · 14.1%

MELAA

57 · 1.9%

Other

18 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,052 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,158 · 56.1%

Other

165 · 8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

597 (19%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,526 (80.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Petone Esplanade a safe suburb to live in?

  Petone Esplanade has a safety score of 5/100, making it the #204 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Petone Esplanade?

  The annual crime rate in Petone Esplanade is 107.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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