Arrowtown Safety Snapshot

Is Arrowtown safe? About average. Arrowtown has a safety score of 66/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 66% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #71 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Arrowtown is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #71 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 April 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Arrowtown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,835

Households

1,074

Median income

$122,554

Median rent

$607

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,821 (64.2%)

Age 65+

510 (18%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,034 (72.3%)

Born overseas

780 (27.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,616 · 85.4%

Māori

195 · 6.4%

Pacific

39 · 1.3%

Asian

132 · 4.3%

MELAA

48 · 1.6%

Other

33 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,139 · 100%

Not owned

888 · 41.7%

Other

171 · 8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

738 (23.4%)

Two families

24 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,391 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Arrowtown a safe suburb to live in?

  Arrowtown has a safety score of 66/100, making it the #71 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Arrowtown?

  The annual crime rate in Arrowtown is 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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