Lake Brunner Safety Snapshot

Is Lake Brunner safe? About average. Lake Brunner has a safety score of 62/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 62% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #12 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Lake Brunner is 15.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #12 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 October 2025, November 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Lake Brunner Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,002

Households

192

Median income

$86,788

Median rent

$221

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

384 (38.3%)

Age 15-64

510 (50.9%)

Age 65+

105 (10.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

921 (92.2%)

Born overseas

78 (7.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

951 · 90.8%

Māori

66 · 6.3%

Pacific

3 · 0.3%

Asian

24 · 2.3%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

3 · 0.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

558 · 100%

Not owned

345 · 61.8%

Other

57 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

123 (21.8%)

Two families

6 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

435 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Lake Brunner a safe suburb to live in?

  Lake Brunner has a safety score of 62/100, making it the #12 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Lake Brunner?

  The annual crime rate in Lake Brunner is 15.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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