Sandon Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Sandon is 30.0619 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 70 within Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2023, March 2024, April 2025.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 48.2%
  Theft accounts for 48.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.2%
  Burglary accounts for 37.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.5%
  Assault accounts for 9.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Sandon Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Sandon a safe suburb to live in?

  Sandon ranks in the top 49 of suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Sandon?

  The annual crime rate in Sandon is 30.0619 per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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