Westport North Safety Snapshot

Is Westport North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Westport North has a safety score of 10/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 10% of New Zealand suburbs, with 79.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #25 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Westport North is 79.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #25 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 66.9%
  Theft accounts for 66.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.9%
  Burglary accounts for 21.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.3%
  Assault accounts for 5.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.

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Westport North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,926

Households

942

Median income

$48,871

Median rent

$293

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

270 (14%)

Age 15-64

1,104 (57.3%)

Age 65+

546 (28.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,668 (88%)

Born overseas

228 (12%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,722 · 78%

Māori

288 · 13%

Pacific

57 · 2.6%

Asian

87 · 3.9%

MELAA

15 · 0.7%

Other

39 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,482 · 100%

Not owned

585 · 39.6%

Other

165 · 11.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

453 (16.5%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,286 (83.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Westport North a safe suburb to live in?

  Westport North has a safety score of 10/100, making it the #25 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Westport North?

  The annual crime rate in Westport North is 79.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Westport South (West Coast)
• Westport Rural (West Coast)