Titahi Bay South Safety Snapshot

Is Titahi Bay South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Titahi Bay South has a safety score of 23/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 23% of New Zealand suburbs, with 37.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #168 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Titahi Bay South is 37.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #168 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 March 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.1%
  Theft accounts for 42.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 34.3%
  Burglary accounts for 34.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 18.6%
  Assault accounts for 18.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.

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Titahi Bay South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,741

Households

1,272

Median income

$97,997

Median rent

$310

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

819 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

2,409 (64.4%)

Age 65+

501 (13.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,063 (82.7%)

Born overseas

639 (17.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,388 · 46.8%

Māori

1,440 · 28.2%

Pacific

867 · 17%

Asian

306 · 6%

MELAA

78 · 1.5%

Other

27 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,727 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,623 · 59.3%

Other

186 · 6.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

804 (21.3%)

Two families

54 (1.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,910 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Titahi Bay South a safe suburb to live in?

  Titahi Bay South has a safety score of 23/100, making it the #168 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Titahi Bay South?

  The annual crime rate in Titahi Bay South is 37.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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