Is New Zealand Safe for Women? Crime Rate in New Zealand
Safety rating
Women living in New Zealand consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 4.1 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in New Zealand consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.9 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 2.9% percentage of women in New Zealand have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 68 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.5/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.3/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.9/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.7/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.5/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is New Zealand?
Lena
Whangarei
No homeless people in the streets and people are nice and helpful. Safe to stay here, even safe to sleep in a car as many backpackers do it. Overall safe as in most cities in New Zealand. Felt never unsafe
Posted: July 3, 2025New Zealand
I would say day to day New Zealand feels safe. But I definitely feel less safe at night when I’m alone. Definitely make choices that keep me safe and am wary of hitchhiking in isolated areas and in general too. Most of the time it feels fine but you still come across the odd creep unfortunately. So try to make choices that keep me safe when that happens.
Posted: May 29, 2025
Bella
Hamilton
Hamilton is a safe wee town an hour south from Auckland in New Zealand. The only thing safety wise I would recommend being cautious after dark - not walking alone, being cautious if you are going out to town because there are a couple weirdos.
Posted: May 20, 2025
Sarah
Wellington
I've never experienced anything that has made me feel unsafe in my years living here. I guess so long as you always listen to your gut instinct, you'll be absolutely fine !! The night life here is good as well ! Just make sure you have someone looking after you as a women 🥰 We gotta stick together
Posted: May 12, 2025Christchurch
It’s relatively safe depending on the area, just make sure to stick to brightly lit areas with lots of people during night time becasue it’s relatively dodgey around the bus exchange, etc.i hope you ladies stay safe 🙏🙏
Posted: May 11, 2025Auckland
Most areas are safe to walk alone during daytime. Crime is mostly limited to retail store theft or car break ins. Mugging and public assaults are very infrequent although there are reports every now and then of youths attacking people on public transport. It is still very low risk. Walking after dark is a bit more of a risk.
Posted: May 7, 2025Is New Zealand worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 27 experiences from female travelers
Cassi
United Kingdom
New Zealand, Family travel
I felt really safe and so comfortable at all times. We went parasailing which i recommended, 10/10! Went to beaches, tried local food places, rode horses in lakes and just tried to see as much as we could. We rented a car and it was really easy to do. Not too much hassle. We stayed with a host family while we were there and it was so much fun. Would definitely go back and plan too
Posted: June 17, 2025
Mel
Australia
Queenstown, Couple travel
Queenstown is such a beautiful little mountain town. There is so many activities to do. Lots of adventure sports if you’re into that. We hired a rental car to get around but I’m not sure whether it’s needed if you’re content to stay in the same place. Accommodation and food can be a bit of the expensive side. I found some airbnbs that were reasonably priced. The scenery and hiking here is unreal. If you like the outdoors and mountains go to Queenstown. One of the safest places I’ve ever travelled as well.
Posted: February 6, 2025Safety in New Zealand
Christchurch
Auckland
Nelson
Coromandel
Hamilton
Rotorua
Kerikeri
Whangarei
New Plymouth
Wellington
Dunedin
Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula
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