Newtown West

Wellington City•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

14

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

102.5

(Population: 3327)

Total Crimes (12m)

341

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#24 / 232

(top 10%)

3 Month Trend Change

+1.1%

Safety Score

Newtown West 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 (66.4%), assault (17.0%), and burglary (14.0%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Newtown West is 102.495 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 24 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Oct 2022, Dec 2022, Apr 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in October 2022, December 2022, and April 2023.

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