National Park Safety Snapshot

Is National Park safe? About average. National Park has a safety score of 49/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 49% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #54 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in National Park is 24 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #54 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, October 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.

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National Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,131

Households

516

Median income

$70,037

Median rent

$315

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

207 (18.3%)

Age 15-64

729 (64.5%)

Age 65+

216 (19.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

942 (84.4%)

Born overseas

174 (15.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

942 · 73.5%

Māori

267 · 20.8%

Pacific

18 · 1.4%

Asian

36 · 2.8%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

15 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

810 · 100%

Not owned

324 · 40.3%

Other

126 · 15.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

261 (18%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,179 (81.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is National Park a safe suburb to live in?

  National Park has a safety score of 49/100, making it the #54 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in National Park?

  The annual crime rate in National Park is 24 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz