Mount Wellington North West Safety Snapshot

Is Mount Wellington North West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mount Wellington North West has a safety score of 14/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 14% of New Zealand suburbs, with 117.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #511 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Wellington North West is 117.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #511 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 89.9%
  Theft accounts for 89.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.9%
  Burglary accounts for 6.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.6%
  Assault accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Mount Wellington North West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,976

Households

1,221

Median income

$95,146

Median rent

$535

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

357 (12%)

Age 15-64

1,713 (57.6%)

Age 65+

903 (30.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,605 (54.2%)

Born overseas

1,356 (45.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,710 · 52.1%

Māori

225 · 6.8%

Pacific

240 · 7.3%

Asian

984 · 30%

MELAA

105 · 3.2%

Other

21 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,490 · 100%

Not owned

1,428 · 57.5%

Other

114 · 4.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

657 (18%)

Two families

33 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,952 (81.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mount Wellington North West a safe suburb to live in?

  Mount Wellington North West has a safety score of 14/100, making it the #511 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mount Wellington North West?

  The annual crime rate in Mount Wellington North West is 117.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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