Bluff Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Bluff is 20.202 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 22 within Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2021, July 2023, December 2023.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 55.3%
  Theft accounts for 55.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.1%
  Burglary accounts for 32.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.2%
  Assault accounts for 10.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Bluff Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Bluff a safe suburb to live in?

  Bluff ranks in the top 34 of suburbs in Southland Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Bluff?

  The annual crime rate in Bluff is 20.202 per 1,000 residents.

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• Inlet Bluff Harbour (Southland)
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