Boulcott Safety Snapshot

Is Boulcott safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Boulcott has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 118.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #192 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Boulcott is 118.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #192 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 82.6%
  Theft accounts for 82.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.1%
  Burglary accounts for 9.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.3%
  Assault accounts for 7.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Boulcott Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,700

Households

981

Median income

$124,787

Median rent

$515

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (18.2%)

Age 15-64

1,686 (62.4%)

Age 65+

528 (19.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,875 (69.8%)

Born overseas

810 (30.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,755 · 57.5%

Māori

336 · 11%

Pacific

189 · 6.2%

Asian

675 · 22.1%

MELAA

57 · 1.9%

Other

39 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,109 · 100%

Not owned

972 · 46.6%

Other

117 · 5.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

681 (23.5%)

Two families

27 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,190 (75.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Boulcott a safe suburb to live in?

  Boulcott has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #192 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Boulcott?

  The annual crime rate in Boulcott is 118.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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