Nayland Safety Snapshot

Is Nayland safe? Yes. Nayland has a safety score of 75/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 75% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #9 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Nayland is 17.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #9 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 16.0%
  Assault accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Nayland Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,100

Households

780

Median income

$87,952

Median rent

$466

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

435 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

1,386 (66%)

Age 65+

309 (14.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,623 (77.8%)

Born overseas

462 (22.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,740 · 72.9%

Māori

273 · 11.4%

Pacific

102 · 4.3%

Asian

204 · 8.5%

MELAA

30 · 1.3%

Other

39 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,590 · 100%

Not owned

741 · 46.8%

Other

87 · 5.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

516 (22.2%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,785 (76.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Nayland a safe suburb to live in?

  Nayland has a safety score of 75/100, making it the #9 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 53% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Nayland?

  The annual crime rate in Nayland is 17.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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