Bankside Safety Snapshot

Is Bankside safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Bankside after June 2026. 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 Bankside has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Bankside is 17 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Bankside Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,647

Households

633

Median income

$103,921

Median rent

$278

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

372 (22.6%)

Age 15-64

1,116 (67.8%)

Age 65+

150 (9.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,149 (70%)

Born overseas

492 (30%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,176 · 65.7%

Māori

153 · 8.5%

Pacific

51 · 2.8%

Asian

336 · 18.8%

MELAA

48 · 2.7%

Other

27 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,185 · 99.7%

Not owned

702 · 59.1%

Other

96 · 8.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (23.5%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,407 (75.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bankside a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Bankside after June 2026. 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 Bankside has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Bankside?

  The annual crime rate in Bankside is 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz