Area scores › New Zealand › Lower Hutt / Petone
Safety, air quality and noise in Hutt Central South, Lower Hutt / Petone
Area scores as of 2026-09-01. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Hutt Central South scores 4.3 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 9166.3 offences per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses 9,166.3 offences per 10,000 residents for the surrounding NZ Police area unit, from NZ Police recorded crime, 2025.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Hutt Central South scores 8.3 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 6.7 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses 6.7 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5, an annual mean modelled at the area centroid from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Hutt Central South scores 2.5 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 67.5 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses 67.5 decibels of modelled outdoor sound, a day-evening-night level at the area centroid from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
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