Edendale-Woodlands Safety Snapshot

Is Edendale-Woodlands safe? Yes. Edendale-Woodlands has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #7 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Edendale-Woodlands is 12.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #7 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 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.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Edendale-Woodlands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,313

Households

885

Median income

$96,857

Median rent

$211

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

501 (21.7%)

Age 15-64

1,503 (65%)

Age 65+

291 (12.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,959 (85.1%)

Born overseas

342 (14.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,962 · 76.5%

Māori

327 · 12.7%

Pacific

21 · 0.8%

Asian

201 · 7.8%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

39 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,698 · 100%

Not owned

774 · 45.7%

Other

105 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

627 (24%)

Two families

9 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,974 (75.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Edendale-Woodlands a safe suburb to live in?

  Edendale-Woodlands has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #7 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Edendale-Woodlands?

  The annual crime rate in Edendale-Woodlands is 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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