Britannia Safety Snapshot

Is Britannia safe? About average. Britannia has a safety score of 45/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 45% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #17 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Britannia is 28 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #17 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 31.0%
  Theft accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Britannia Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,719

Households

720

Median income

$88,951

Median rent

$478

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

282 (16.4%)

Age 15-64

1,059 (61.6%)

Age 65+

384 (22.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,170 (68.1%)

Born overseas

549 (31.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,455 · 76.5%

Māori

177 · 9.3%

Pacific

66 · 3.5%

Asian

162 · 8.5%

MELAA

21 · 1.1%

Other

21 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,353 · 99.8%

Not owned

555 · 40.9%

Other

90 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

444 (20.8%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,671 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Britannia a safe suburb to live in?

  Britannia has a safety score of 45/100, making it the #17 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Britannia?

  The annual crime rate in Britannia is 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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