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The Wood Safety Snapshot

Nelson, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is The Wood safe? About average. The Wood has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in The Wood is 21 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
40 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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21
Regional rank #19 / 23 (Bottom 25%)
3-Month Trend
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■0%(flat)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 27.0%
    Burglary accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 18.0%
    Assault accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 15.0%
    Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 3.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
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The Wood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,015

Households

1,341

Median income

$67,870

Median rent

$408

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
360 (11.9%)
Age 15-64
1,755 (58.2%)
Age 65+
882 (29.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
2,016 (67.8%)
Born overseas
957 (32.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
2,502 · 76.6%
Māori
297 · 9.1%
Pacific
99 · 3%
Asian
300 · 9.2%
MELAA
39 · 1.2%
Other
30 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
2,466 · 99.8%
Not owned
1,227 · 49.6%
Other
162 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
672 (16.9%)
Two families
3 (0.1%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
3,291 (83%)

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

FAQ

  • Is The Wood a safe suburb to live in?

    The Wood has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #19 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in The Wood?

    The annual crime rate in The Wood is 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for The Wood

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