Buller Coalfields Safety Snapshot

Is Buller Coalfields safe? About average. Buller Coalfields has a safety score of 62/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 62% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #13 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Buller Coalfields is 14 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #13 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

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Buller Coalfields Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

963

Households

483

Median income

$43,917

Median rent

$195

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

111 (11.5%)

Age 15-64

585 (60.7%)

Age 65+

282 (29.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

819 (86.7%)

Born overseas

126 (13.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

876 · 82.5%

Māori

120 · 11.3%

Pacific

15 · 1.4%

Asian

21 · 2%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

27 · 2.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

726 · 100%

Not owned

177 · 24.4%

Other

135 · 18.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

228 (16.2%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,173 (83.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Buller Coalfields a safe suburb to live in?

  Buller Coalfields has a safety score of 62/100, making it the #13 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Buller Coalfields?

  The annual crime rate in Buller Coalfields is 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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