Upper Plain Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Upper Plain is 19.1847 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 145 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2022, July 2023, February 2025.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Burglary 48.0%
  Burglary accounts for 48.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 35.0%
  Theft accounts for 35.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Upper Plain Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Upper Plain a safe suburb to live in?

  Upper Plain ranks in the top 63 of suburbs in Wellington Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Upper Plain?

  The annual crime rate in Upper Plain is 19.1847 per 1,000 residents.

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