Wallaceville Safety Snapshot

Is Wallaceville safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Wallaceville has a safety score of 26/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 26% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #163 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Wallaceville is 39.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #163 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

• Theft 39.0%
  Theft accounts for 39.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 31.0%
  Burglary accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.0%
  Assault accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Wallaceville Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,400

Households

1,014

Median income

$90,963

Median rent

$434

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

423 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,611 (67.1%)

Age 65+

384 (16%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,833 (76.7%)

Born overseas

558 (23.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,836 · 65.4%

Māori

399 · 14.2%

Pacific

183 · 6.5%

Asian

333 · 11.9%

MELAA

36 · 1.3%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,875 · 99.8%

Not owned

927 · 49.4%

Other

90 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

597 (20%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,373 (79.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wallaceville a safe suburb to live in?

  Wallaceville has a safety score of 26/100, making it the #163 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Wallaceville?

  The annual crime rate in Wallaceville is 39.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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