Postgate Safety Snapshot

Is Postgate safe? Yes. Postgate has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #47 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Postgate is 15.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #47 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, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 23.0%
  Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Postgate Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,105

Households

1,047

Median income

$139,913

Median rent

$658

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

684 (22%)

Age 15-64

2,097 (67.5%)

Age 65+

327 (10.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,307 (74.2%)

Born overseas

801 (25.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,283 · 60.3%

Māori

516 · 13.6%

Pacific

558 · 14.7%

Asian

348 · 9.2%

MELAA

45 · 1.2%

Other

36 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,346 · 99.9%

Not owned

969 · 41.3%

Other

69 · 2.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

792 (25.4%)

Two families

39 (1.3%)

Three+ families

9 (0.3%)

Other composition

2,280 (73.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Postgate a safe suburb to live in?

  Postgate has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #47 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Postgate?

  The annual crime rate in Postgate is 15.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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