Brighton Safety Snapshot

Is Brighton safe? Yes. Brighton has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 6.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #9 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Brighton is 6.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #9 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 September 2025, November 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 2.0%
  Theft accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Brighton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,443

Households

612

Median income

$87,816

Median rent

$414

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

240 (16.6%)

Age 15-64

930 (64.4%)

Age 65+

252 (17.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,224 (84.8%)

Born overseas

219 (15.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,347 · 83%

Māori

171 · 10.5%

Pacific

21 · 1.3%

Asian

42 · 2.6%

MELAA

15 · 0.9%

Other

27 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,131 · 99.7%

Not owned

336 · 29.6%

Other

78 · 6.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

399 (22%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,407 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Brighton a safe suburb to live in?

  Brighton has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #9 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 56% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Brighton?

  The annual crime rate in Brighton is 6.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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