Wellsford Safety Snapshot

Is Wellsford safe? About average. Wellsford has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #299 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Wellsford is 41 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #299 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 September 2025, November 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.0%
  Theft accounts for 56.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Wellsford Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,034

Households

747

Median income

$76,051

Median rent

$460

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

453 (22.3%)

Age 15-64

1,239 (60.9%)

Age 65+

336 (16.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,578 (78%)

Born overseas

444 (22%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,596 · 65%

Māori

507 · 20.6%

Pacific

132 · 5.4%

Asian

180 · 7.3%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

27 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,404 · 99.4%

Not owned

690 · 48.8%

Other

171 · 12.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

444 (20.4%)

Two families

24 (1.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,710 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wellsford a safe suburb to live in?

  Wellsford has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #299 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 Wellsford?

  The annual crime rate in Wellsford is 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz