Grampians Safety Snapshot

Is Grampians safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Grampians has a safety score of 26/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 26% of New Zealand suburbs, with 36.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Grampians is 36.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 32.0%
  Theft accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 29.0%
  Assault accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Grampians Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,538

Households

891

Median income

$83,200

Median rent

$401

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

447 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,698 (66.9%)

Age 65+

399 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,779 (70.7%)

Born overseas

738 (29.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,899 · 66.8%

Māori

396 · 13.9%

Pacific

90 · 3.2%

Asian

357 · 12.6%

MELAA

60 · 2.1%

Other

42 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,899 · 100%

Not owned

1,029 · 54.2%

Other

183 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

558 (21.1%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,064 (78.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Grampians a safe suburb to live in?

  Grampians has a safety score of 26/100, making it the #21 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 63% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Grampians?

  The annual crime rate in Grampians is 36.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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