Taita North Safety Snapshot

Is Taita North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Taita North has a safety score of 22/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 22% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #171 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Taita North is 39.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #171 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 October 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 39.2%
  Burglary accounts for 39.2 percent of incidents.
• Theft 37.6%
  Theft accounts for 37.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 21.6%
  Assault accounts for 21.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.8%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Taita North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,192

Households

1,044

Median income

$88,705

Median rent

$316

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

669 (21%)

Age 15-64

2,112 (66.2%)

Age 65+

393 (12.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,049 (65%)

Born overseas

1,104 (35%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,185 · 30.6%

Māori

789 · 20.4%

Pacific

1,047 · 27%

Asian

720 · 18.6%

MELAA

108 · 2.8%

Other

24 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,334 · 100%

Not owned

1,560 · 67.7%

Other

234 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

606 (19.6%)

Two families

69 (2.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,412 (78.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Taita North a safe suburb to live in?

  Taita North has a safety score of 22/100, making it the #171 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Taita North?

  The annual crime rate in Taita North is 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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