Burleigh Safety Snapshot

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

The annual total crime rate in Burleigh is 13.4 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 1.0%
  Theft accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Burleigh Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

987

Households

348

Median income

$106,637

Median rent

$488

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

222 (22.5%)

Age 15-64

591 (59.9%)

Age 65+

174 (17.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

738 (75.5%)

Born overseas

240 (24.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

843 · 75.9%

Māori

117 · 10.5%

Pacific

24 · 2.2%

Asian

93 · 8.4%

MELAA

24 · 2.2%

Other

9 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

717 · 99.6%

Not owned

198 · 27.5%

Other

36 · 5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

270 (26.2%)

Two families

3 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

759 (73.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Burleigh a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Burleigh after April 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 Burleigh has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Burleigh?

  The annual crime rate in Burleigh is 13.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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