Abbotsford Safety Snapshot

Is Abbotsford safe? Yes. Abbotsford has a safety score of 98/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 98% of New Zealand suburbs, with 6.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #2 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Abbotsford is 6.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #2 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary 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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Abbotsford Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,913

Households

1,116

Median income

$98,063

Median rent

$376

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

564 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

1,935 (66.4%)

Age 65+

438 (15%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,625 (90.4%)

Born overseas

279 (9.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,685 · 82.8%

Māori

285 · 8.8%

Pacific

84 · 2.6%

Asian

150 · 4.6%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

33 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,253 · 100%

Not owned

633 · 28.2%

Other

93 · 4.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

813 (24.5%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,496 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Abbotsford a safe suburb to live in?

  Abbotsford has a safety score of 98/100, making it the #2 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 63% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Abbotsford?

  The annual crime rate in Abbotsford is 6.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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