Brockville Safety Snapshot

Is Brockville safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Brockville has a safety score of 22/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 22% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #108 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Brockville is 26.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #108 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 November 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 23.0%
  Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Brockville Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,388

Households

879

Median income

$75,200

Median rent

$228

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (22.4%)

Age 15-64

1,542 (64.6%)

Age 65+

318 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,896 (80%)

Born overseas

474 (20%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,833 · 65.7%

Māori

435 · 15.6%

Pacific

153 · 5.5%

Asian

222 · 8%

MELAA

102 · 3.7%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,761 · 100%

Not owned

855 · 48.6%

Other

96 · 5.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

588 (22.6%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,998 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Brockville a safe suburb to live in?

  Brockville has a safety score of 22/100, making it the #108 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Brockville?

  The annual crime rate in Brockville is 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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