Taita South

Lower Hutt City•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

13

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

81.4

(Population: 3180)

Total Crimes (12m)

259

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#32 / 232

(top 14%)

3 Month Trend Change

+13.8%

Safety Score

Taita South Overview

Crime Count

No data

0

20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Harm or endanger persons

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (43.4%), burglary (36.1%), and assault (18.4%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Taita South is 81.4465 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 32 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Aug 2022, Mar 2023, Jul 2024.

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Crime activity peaked in August 2022, March 2023, and July 2024.

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