Woodville Safety Snapshot

Is Woodville safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Woodville has a safety score of 23/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 23% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #97 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Woodville is 58 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #97 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 65.0%
  Theft accounts for 65.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Woodville Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,668

Households

687

Median income

$58,132

Median rent

$288

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (18.3%)

Age 15-64

996 (59.7%)

Age 65+

372 (22.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,479 (89.2%)

Born overseas

180 (10.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,398 · 69%

Māori

480 · 23.7%

Pacific

54 · 2.7%

Asian

57 · 2.8%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,206 · 99.8%

Not owned

444 · 36.7%

Other

147 · 12.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

393 (19.3%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,632 (80.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Woodville a safe suburb to live in?

  Woodville has a safety score of 23/100, making it the #97 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Woodville?

  The annual crime rate in Woodville is 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Mangatainoka (Manawatū-Whanganui)