Norsewood Safety Snapshot

Is Norsewood safe? About average. Norsewood has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #57 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Norsewood is 22.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #57 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 March 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Norsewood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,692

Households

636

Median income

$76,900

Median rent

$233

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

324 (19.1%)

Age 15-64

1,044 (61.7%)

Age 65+

315 (18.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,518 (91.2%)

Born overseas

147 (8.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,512 · 75.7%

Māori

381 · 19.1%

Pacific

48 · 2.4%

Asian

21 · 1.1%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

30 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,218 · 99.3%

Not owned

444 · 36.2%

Other

162 · 13.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

414 (22.2%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,434 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Norsewood a safe suburb to live in?

  Norsewood has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #57 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 68% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Norsewood?

  The annual crime rate in Norsewood is 22.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz