Inangahua Safety Snapshot

Is Inangahua safe? About average. Inangahua has a safety score of 41/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 41% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #18 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Inangahua is 39.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #18 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 December 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Inangahua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

903

Households

432

Median income

$61,812

Median rent

$202

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

144 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

576 (63.8%)

Age 65+

168 (18.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

759 (85.2%)

Born overseas

132 (14.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

822 · 82.3%

Māori

99 · 9.9%

Pacific

9 · 0.9%

Asian

39 · 3.9%

MELAA

15 · 1.5%

Other

15 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

657 · 99.5%

Not owned

303 · 45.9%

Other

99 · 15%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

222 (17.8%)

Two families

6 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,017 (81.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Inangahua a safe suburb to live in?

  Inangahua has a safety score of 41/100, making it the #18 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Inangahua?

  The annual crime rate in Inangahua is 39.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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