Brightwater

Tasman District•Tasman Region

Last updated: 25 September 2025 at 3:38 pm

Safety Score

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Crime Rate per 1000

8.3

(Population: 2280)

Total Crimes (12m)

19

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#16 / 21

(bottom 24%)

3 Month Trend Change

0%

Brightwater Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences were assault (47%), theft (21%), and robbery, blackmail, and extortion (16%).

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Brightwater is 8.33333 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 16 within Tasman Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Dec 2021, Jul 2023, Aug 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in December 2021, July 2023, and August 2023.

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