Inglewood Safety Snapshot

Is Inglewood safe? Yes. Inglewood has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #20 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Inglewood is 15.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #20 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons 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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Inglewood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,801

Households

1,488

Median income

$77,518

Median rent

$371

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

780 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

2,295 (60.4%)

Age 65+

732 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,309 (87.1%)

Born overseas

489 (12.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,453 · 78.6%

Māori

654 · 14.9%

Pacific

75 · 1.7%

Asian

120 · 2.7%

MELAA

24 · 0.5%

Other

66 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,859 · 100%

Not owned

993 · 35%

Other

174 · 6.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

987 (22.4%)

Two families

12 (0.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,411 (77.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Inglewood a safe suburb to live in?

  Inglewood has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #20 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Inglewood?

  The annual crime rate in Inglewood is 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Everett Park (Taranaki)
• Mangaoraka (Taranaki)