Westlake Safety Snapshot

Is Westlake safe? Yes. Westlake has a safety score of 75/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 75% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #124 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Westlake is 13 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #124 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 December 2025, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Westlake Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,871

Households

987

Median income

$112,800

Median rent

$608

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

501 (17.5%)

Age 15-64

1,833 (63.8%)

Age 65+

522 (18.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,329 (46.5%)

Born overseas

1,527 (53.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,419 · 46.7%

Māori

135 · 4.4%

Pacific

60 · 2%

Asian

1,311 · 43.2%

MELAA

84 · 2.8%

Other

27 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,226 · 100%

Not owned

1,296 · 58.2%

Other

144 · 6.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

651 (22.2%)

Two families

30 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,253 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Westlake a safe suburb to live in?

  Westlake has a safety score of 75/100, making it the #124 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 Westlake?

  The annual crime rate in Westlake is 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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