Epuni East

Lower Hutt City•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

16

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

54.7

(Population: 3165)

Total Crimes (12m)

173

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#51 / 232

(top 22%)

3 Month Trend Change

+23.5%

Safety Score

Epuni East Overview

Crime Count

No data

0

20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (43.6%), burglary (31.3%), and assault (19.6%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Epuni East is 54.6603 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 51 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Dec 2023, Nov 2024, Dec 2024.

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Crime activity peaked in December 2023, November 2024, and December 2024.

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