Avalon East Safety Snapshot

Is Avalon East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Avalon East has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 61.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #194 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Avalon East is 61.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #194 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 40.4%
  Burglary accounts for 40.4 percent of incidents.
• Theft 39.7%
  Theft accounts for 39.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 17.9%
  Assault accounts for 17.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Avalon East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,463

Households

939

Median income

$84,842

Median rent

$417

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

480 (19.5%)

Age 15-64

1,578 (64.1%)

Age 65+

378 (15.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,620 (66%)

Born overseas

834 (34%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,200 · 41.3%

Māori

486 · 16.7%

Pacific

462 · 15.9%

Asian

651 · 22.4%

MELAA

84 · 2.9%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,851 · 100%

Not owned

1,077 · 58.3%

Other

147 · 8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

558 (20.2%)

Two families

24 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,181 (78.9%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Avalon East a safe suburb to live in?

  Avalon East has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #194 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Avalon East?

  The annual crime rate in Avalon East is 61.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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