Barrytown Safety Snapshot

Is Barrytown safe? Yes. Barrytown has a safety score of 88/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 88% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Barrytown is 20.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Barrytown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,053

Households

450

Median income

$64,521

Median rent

$214

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

138 (13.1%)

Age 15-64

690 (65.5%)

Age 65+

207 (19.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

900 (86.5%)

Born overseas

141 (13.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

963 · 82.9%

Māori

114 · 9.8%

Pacific

9 · 0.8%

Asian

24 · 2.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.8%

Other

42 · 3.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

765 · 100%

Not owned

210 · 27.5%

Other

144 · 18.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

252 (19.2%)

Two families

9 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,050 (80.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Barrytown a safe suburb to live in?

  Barrytown has a safety score of 88/100, making it the #4 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Barrytown?

  The annual crime rate in Barrytown is 20.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz