Reefton Safety Snapshot

Is Reefton safe? About average. Reefton has a safety score of 50/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 50% of New Zealand suburbs, with 30.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Reefton is 30.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary 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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Reefton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,020

Households

489

Median income

$50,961

Median rent

$242

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

147 (14.4%)

Age 15-64

633 (62.1%)

Age 65+

288 (28.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

864 (85.5%)

Born overseas

147 (14.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

897 · 79.3%

Māori

153 · 13.5%

Pacific

18 · 1.6%

Asian

33 · 2.9%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

30 · 2.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

771 · 98.1%

Not owned

288 · 36.6%

Other

102 · 13%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

255 (17.7%)

Two families

9 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,176 (81.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Reefton a safe suburb to live in?

  Reefton has a safety score of 50/100, making it the #16 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 52% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Reefton?

  The annual crime rate in Reefton is 30.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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