Tirohanga Safety Snapshot

Is Tirohanga safe? Yes. Tirohanga has a safety score of 94/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 94% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #9 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Tirohanga is 11.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #9 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 February 2026, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tirohanga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,248

Households

402

Median income

$162,360

Median rent

$725

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

231 (18.5%)

Age 15-64

855 (68.5%)

Age 65+

186 (14.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

840 (67.3%)

Born overseas

408 (32.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

906 · 65.9%

Māori

93 · 6.8%

Pacific

39 · 2.8%

Asian

303 · 22.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

24 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

972 · 98.5%

Not owned

327 · 33.1%

Other

39 · 4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

330 (27.6%)

Two families

15 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

849 (71.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tirohanga a safe suburb to live in?

  Tirohanga has a safety score of 94/100, making it the #9 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tirohanga?

  The annual crime rate in Tirohanga is 11.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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