Allandale Safety Snapshot

Is Allandale safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Allandale has a safety score of 6/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 6% of New Zealand suburbs, with 135.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #126 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Allandale is 135.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #126 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 58.0%
  Theft accounts for 58.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.3%
  Burglary accounts for 25.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.4%
  Assault accounts for 13.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.

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Allandale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,610

Households

1,092

Median income

$62,533

Median rent

$329

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

528 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

1,479 (56.7%)

Age 65+

591 (22.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,130 (82.8%)

Born overseas

444 (17.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,686 · 54.2%

Māori

1,035 · 33.3%

Pacific

117 · 3.8%

Asian

219 · 7%

MELAA

21 · 0.7%

Other

30 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,872 · 99.8%

Not owned

915 · 48.8%

Other

222 · 11.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

570 (17.7%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,631 (81.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Allandale a safe suburb to live in?

  Allandale has a safety score of 6/100, making it the #126 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Allandale?

  The annual crime rate in Allandale is 135.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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