Longwood Forest Safety Snapshot

Is Longwood Forest safe? About average. Longwood Forest has a safety score of 57/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 57% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #27 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Longwood Forest is 25.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #27 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.

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Longwood Forest Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,076

Households

852

Median income

$73,748

Median rent

$200

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

396 (19.1%)

Age 15-64

1,281 (61.7%)

Age 65+

375 (18.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,770 (85.8%)

Born overseas

294 (14.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,830 · 78.1%

Māori

288 · 12.3%

Pacific

30 · 1.3%

Asian

150 · 6.4%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

39 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,506 · 99.8%

Not owned

627 · 41.6%

Other

165 · 10.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

534 (21.3%)

Two families

3 (0.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,974 (78.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Longwood Forest a safe suburb to live in?

  Longwood Forest has a safety score of 57/100, making it the #27 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Longwood Forest?

  The annual crime rate in Longwood Forest is 25.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz