Melrose

Wellington City•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

15

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

117.6

(Population: 1233)

Total Crimes (12m)

145

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#19 / 232

(top 8%)

3 Month Trend Change

+2.9%

Safety Score

Melrose Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (84.0%) and assault (9.2%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Melrose is 117.599 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 19 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Sep 2022, Nov 2022, Jan 2024.

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Crime activity peaked in September 2022, November 2022, and January 2024.

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