Albert Town Safety Snapshot

Is Albert Town safe? Yes. Albert Town has a safety score of 84/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 84% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #39 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Albert Town is 7.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #39 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Albert Town Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,298

Households

777

Median income

$122,018

Median rent

$555

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

501 (21.8%)

Age 15-64

1,536 (66.8%)

Age 65+

282 (12.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,662 (72.9%)

Born overseas

618 (27.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,166 · 86.8%

Māori

174 · 7%

Pacific

18 · 0.7%

Asian

78 · 3.1%

MELAA

48 · 1.9%

Other

12 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,638 · 99.5%

Not owned

618 · 37.5%

Other

135 · 8.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

606 (26.5%)

Two families

15 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,665 (72.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Albert Town a safe suburb to live in?

  Albert Town has a safety score of 84/100, making it the #39 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Albert Town?

  The annual crime rate in Albert Town is 7.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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