Plimmerton Safety Snapshot

Is Plimmerton safe? About average. Plimmerton has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #129 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Plimmerton is 26.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #129 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 January 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 29.0%
  Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Plimmerton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,106

Households

852

Median income

$139,967

Median rent

$526

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

360 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

1,344 (63.8%)

Age 65+

414 (19.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,569 (75%)

Born overseas

522 (25%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,845 · 76.1%

Māori

354 · 14.6%

Pacific

105 · 4.3%

Asian

75 · 3.1%

MELAA

21 · 0.9%

Other

24 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,653 · 99.5%

Not owned

576 · 34.7%

Other

96 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

588 (23.5%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,899 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Plimmerton a safe suburb to live in?

  Plimmerton has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #129 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Plimmerton?

  The annual crime rate in Plimmerton is 26.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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