Broadmeadows Safety Snapshot

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

The annual total crime rate in Broadmeadows is 1.8 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, February 2026.

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.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Broadmeadows Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,689

Households

591

Median income

$154,814

Median rent

$627

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

276 (16.3%)

Age 15-64

1,203 (71.2%)

Age 65+

192 (11.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

966 (57.5%)

Born overseas

714 (42.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,050 · 55.8%

Māori

126 · 6.7%

Pacific

75 · 4%

Asian

546 · 29%

MELAA

51 · 2.7%

Other

33 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,368 · 100%

Not owned

609 · 44.5%

Other

42 · 3.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

438 (24.7%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,317 (74.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Broadmeadows a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Broadmeadows after February 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 Broadmeadows has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Broadmeadows?

  The annual crime rate in Broadmeadows is 1.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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