Wallacetown Safety Snapshot

Is Wallacetown safe? About average. Wallacetown has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #25 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Wallacetown is 20.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #25 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Wallacetown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,182

Households

444

Median income

$101,255

Median rent

$325

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

237 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

753 (63.7%)

Age 65+

192 (16.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,071 (91.1%)

Born overseas

105 (8.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,086 · 81%

Māori

165 · 12.3%

Pacific

27 · 2%

Asian

45 · 3.4%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

18 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

897 · 99%

Not owned

273 · 30.1%

Other

39 · 4.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

342 (25.7%)

Two families

6 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

981 (73.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wallacetown a safe suburb to live in?

  Wallacetown has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #25 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Wallacetown?

  The annual crime rate in Wallacetown is 20.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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