Glendale Safety Snapshot

Is Glendale safe? Yes. Glendale has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #51 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington.

The annual total crime rate in Glendale is 12.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #51 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 24.0%
  Theft accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Glendale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,443

Households

1,413

Median income

$114,528

Median rent

$498

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

1,065 (24%)

Age 15-64

3,024 (68.1%)

Age 65+

402 (9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,471 (78.8%)

Born overseas

933 (21.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,598 · 45.4%

Māori

1,569 · 27.4%

Pacific

723 · 12.6%

Asian

717 · 12.5%

MELAA

75 · 1.3%

Other

36 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,096 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,350 · 43.6%

Other

315 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,017 (24.6%)

Two families

66 (1.6%)

Three+ families

6 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,051 (73.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glendale a safe suburb to live in?

  Glendale has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #51 safest of 215 ranked suburbs in Wellington Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Glendale?

  The annual crime rate in Glendale is 12.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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