Strandon Safety Snapshot

Is Strandon safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Strandon has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 46.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #57 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Strandon is 46.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #57 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 54.6%
  Theft accounts for 54.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.4%
  Burglary accounts for 24.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 16.0%
  Assault accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.

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Strandon Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,595

Households

1,050

Median income

$94,549

Median rent

$426

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

441 (17%)

Age 15-64

1,548 (59.7%)

Age 65+

639 (24.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,064 (80.4%)

Born overseas

504 (19.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,262 · 78.1%

Māori

360 · 12.4%

Pacific

30 · 1%

Asian

189 · 6.5%

MELAA

27 · 0.9%

Other

30 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,073 · 100%

Not owned

864 · 41.9%

Other

120 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

663 (21.4%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,424 (78.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Strandon a safe suburb to live in?

  Strandon has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #57 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Strandon?

  The annual crime rate in Strandon is 46.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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