Wilton Safety Snapshot

Is Wilton safe? About average. Wilton has a safety score of 57/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 57% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #108 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Wilton is 22.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #108 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 27.0%
  Theft accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Wilton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,121

Households

837

Median income

$138,496

Median rent

$503

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

327 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

1,494 (70.4%)

Age 65+

294 (13.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,518 (71.6%)

Born overseas

603 (28.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,797 · 74%

Māori

231 · 9.5%

Pacific

102 · 4.2%

Asian

171 · 7%

MELAA

84 · 3.5%

Other

42 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,749 · 100%

Not owned

828 · 47.4%

Other

42 · 2.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

564 (22.5%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,929 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wilton a safe suburb to live in?

  Wilton has a safety score of 57/100, making it the #108 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Wilton?

  The annual crime rate in Wilton is 22.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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