Glendale Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Glendale is 17.3073 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 162 within Wellington Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2021, March 2023, November 2023.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 21 October 2025 at 12:00 am

• Theft 48.4%
  Theft accounts for 48.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 34.2%
  Burglary accounts for 34.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.7%
  Assault accounts for 12.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.

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Glendale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Glendale a safe suburb to live in?

  Glendale ranks in the top 70 of suburbs in Wellington Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Glendale?

  The annual crime rate in Glendale is 17.3073 per 1,000 residents.

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