Pāuatahanui

Porirua City•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

68

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

18.4

(Population: 978)

Total Crimes (12m)

18

Crime Trend

↓

Rank in region

#150 / 232

(bottom 35%)

3 Month Trend Change

-42.9%

Safety Score

Pāuatahanui Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Sexual offences

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were burglary (43.8%), theft (37.5%), and assault (12.5%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Pāuatahanui is 18.4049 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 150 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Feb 2022, Mar 2022, Apr 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in February 2022, March 2022, and April 2023.

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