Bayswater Safety Snapshot

Is Bayswater safe? About average. Bayswater has a safety score of 66/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 66% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #191 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Bayswater is 18.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #191 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 30.0%
  Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Bayswater Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,742

Households

1,038

Median income

$132,290

Median rent

$488

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

525 (19.1%)

Age 15-64

1,761 (64.2%)

Age 65+

408 (14.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,845 (67.5%)

Born overseas

888 (32.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,229 · 71.2%

Māori

321 · 10.2%

Pacific

159 · 5.1%

Asian

300 · 9.6%

MELAA

78 · 2.5%

Other

45 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,133 · 100%

Not owned

1,098 · 51.6%

Other

87 · 4.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

705 (22.8%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,364 (76.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bayswater a safe suburb to live in?

  Bayswater has a safety score of 66/100, making it the #191 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bayswater?

  The annual crime rate in Bayswater is 18.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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