Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) Safety Snapshot

Is Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) safe? About average. Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #127 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) is 32.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #127 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 January 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 66.7%
  Theft accounts for 66.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 17.5%
  Burglary accounts for 17.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.4%
  Assault accounts for 11.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,519

Households

1,254

Median income

$135,749

Median rent

$494

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

675 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

2,211 (62.8%)

Age 65+

654 (18.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,718 (77.2%)

Born overseas

804 (22.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,045 · 76.5%

Māori

378 · 9.5%

Pacific

126 · 3.2%

Asian

336 · 8.4%

MELAA

36 · 0.9%

Other

60 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,739 · 100%

Not owned

891 · 32.6%

Other

99 · 3.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

939 (25.1%)

Two families

33 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,769 (74%)

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

FAQ

• Is Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) a safe suburb to live in?

  Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #127 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Silverstream (Upper Hutt City)?

  The annual crime rate in Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) is 32.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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