The Brook Safety Snapshot

Is The Brook safe? About average. The Brook has a safety score of 66/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 66% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in The Brook is 8.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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The Brook Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,896

Households

729

Median income

$86,300

Median rent

$433

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

375 (19.8%)

Age 15-64

1,221 (64.4%)

Age 65+

285 (15%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,332 (70.8%)

Born overseas

549 (29.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,731 · 81.6%

Māori

168 · 7.9%

Pacific

60 · 2.8%

Asian

108 · 5.1%

MELAA

33 · 1.6%

Other

21 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,422 · 100%

Not owned

531 · 37.3%

Other

96 · 6.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

495 (22.7%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,671 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is The Brook a safe suburb to live in?

  The Brook has a safety score of 66/100, making it the #11 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 50% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in The Brook?

  The annual crime rate in The Brook is 8.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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