Whareama Safety Snapshot

Is Whareama safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Whareama has a safety score of 35/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 35% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #148 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Whareama is 23.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #148 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Whareama Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,431

Households

585

Median income

$79,074

Median rent

$234

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

237 (16.6%)

Age 15-64

870 (60.8%)

Age 65+

321 (22.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,272 (89.5%)

Born overseas

150 (10.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,344 · 80.7%

Māori

243 · 14.6%

Pacific

45 · 2.7%

Asian

12 · 0.7%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

18 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,092 · 100%

Not owned

393 · 36.4%

Other

108 · 10%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

381 (22.2%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,326 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whareama a safe suburb to live in?

  Whareama has a safety score of 35/100, making it the #148 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Whareama?

  The annual crime rate in Whareama is 23.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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