Waitohu Safety Snapshot

Is Waitohu safe? Yes. Waitohu has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Waitohu is 12.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 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 October 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waitohu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,245

Households

480

Median income

$85,718

Median rent

$467

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

255 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

687 (55.2%)

Age 65+

288 (23.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,035 (83.5%)

Born overseas

204 (16.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

975 · 64%

Māori

402 · 26.4%

Pacific

75 · 4.9%

Asian

63 · 4.1%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

9 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

924 · 100%

Not owned

321 · 35.3%

Other

87 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

318 (22.6%)

Two families

15 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,074 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waitohu a safe suburb to live in?

  Waitohu has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #49 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waitohu?

  The annual crime rate in Waitohu is 12.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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