Greymouth Rural Safety Snapshot

Is Greymouth Rural safe? Yes. Greymouth Rural has a safety score of 72/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 72% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #8 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Greymouth Rural is 12.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #8 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 2.0%
  Theft accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Greymouth Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

807

Households

300

Median income

$88,005

Median rent

$300

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

150 (18.6%)

Age 15-64

534 (66.2%)

Age 65+

117 (14.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

732 (91%)

Born overseas

72 (9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

750 · 84.5%

Māori

93 · 10.5%

Pacific

6 · 0.7%

Asian

12 · 1.4%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

27 · 3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

561 · 99.5%

Not owned

129 · 22.9%

Other

90 · 16%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

201 (22.6%)

Two families

3 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

684 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Greymouth Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Greymouth Rural has a safety score of 72/100, making it the #8 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Greymouth Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Greymouth Rural is 12.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz