Ōtaki

Kapiti Coast District•Wellington Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

55

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

64.2

(Population: 3741)

Total Crimes (12m)

240

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#43 / 232

(top 19%)

3 Month Trend Change

+14.3%

Safety Score

Ōtaki 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 (66.3%), burglary (23.3%), and assault (9.6%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Ōtaki is 64.154 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 43 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Apr 2022, May 2022, Sep 2022.

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Crime activity peaked in April, May, and September 2022.

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