Lansdowne West Safety Snapshot

Is Lansdowne West safe? Yes. Lansdowne West has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #42 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Lansdowne West is 15.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #42 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, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Lansdowne West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,782

Households

732

Median income

$76,456

Median rent

$411

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

315 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

1,002 (56.2%)

Age 65+

453 (25.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,467 (83%)

Born overseas

300 (17%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,524 · 73.4%

Māori

360 · 17.3%

Pacific

72 · 3.5%

Asian

93 · 4.5%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

24 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,368 · 99.6%

Not owned

495 · 36%

Other

90 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

450 (20.7%)

Two families

21 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,701 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Lansdowne West a safe suburb to live in?

  Lansdowne West has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #42 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Lansdowne West?

  The annual crime rate in Lansdowne West is 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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