Daelyn Safety Snapshot

Is Daelyn safe? About average. Daelyn has a safety score of 54/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 54% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Daelyn is 12.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Daelyn Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,329

Households

519

Median income

$89,431

Median rent

$482

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

192 (14.4%)

Age 15-64

594 (44.7%)

Age 65+

540 (40.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,068 (79.8%)

Born overseas

270 (20.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,275 · 90.4%

Māori

63 · 4.5%

Pacific

12 · 0.9%

Asian

33 · 2.3%

MELAA

9 · 0.6%

Other

18 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,086 · 99.7%

Not owned

279 · 25.6%

Other

51 · 4.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

378 (24.5%)

Two families

9 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,152 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Daelyn a safe suburb to live in?

  Daelyn has a safety score of 54/100, making it the #16 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 59% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Daelyn?

  The annual crime rate in Daelyn is 12.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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