Weston Safety Snapshot

Is Weston safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Weston after December 2025. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Weston has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Weston is 2.6 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 1.0%
  Theft accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Weston Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,188

Households

468

Median income

$89,369

Median rent

$372

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

702 (59.1%)

Age 65+

291 (24.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,080 (90.7%)

Born overseas

111 (9.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,128 · 87.6%

Māori

99 · 7.7%

Pacific

15 · 1.2%

Asian

39 · 3%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

6 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

924 · 99.7%

Not owned

180 · 19.4%

Other

36 · 3.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

366 (26%)

Two families

12 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,032 (73.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Weston a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Weston after December 2025. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Weston has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Weston?

  The annual crime rate in Weston is 2.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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