Avalon West Safety Snapshot

Is Avalon West safe? About average. Avalon West has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #140 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Avalon West is 32.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #140 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 November 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 50.0%
  Theft accounts for 50.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Avalon West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,775

Households

1,065

Median income

$90,544

Median rent

$511

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

438 (15.8%)

Age 15-64

1,593 (57.4%)

Age 65+

780 (28.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,857 (67.4%)

Born overseas

897 (32.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,656 · 52%

Māori

348 · 10.9%

Pacific

327 · 10.3%

Asian

747 · 23.4%

MELAA

81 · 2.5%

Other

27 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,226 · 100%

Not owned

948 · 42.7%

Other

129 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

675 (21.3%)

Two families

33 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,451 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Avalon West a safe suburb to live in?

  Avalon West has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #140 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Avalon West?

  The annual crime rate in Avalon West is 32.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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