Bruce Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Bruce is 43.8279 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 19 within Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Assault 84.4%
  Assault accounts for 84.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.3%
  Burglary accounts for 8.3 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.6%
  Theft accounts for 4.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Bruce 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 Bruce a safe suburb to live in?

  Bruce ranks in the top 14 of suburbs in Otago Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Bruce?

  The annual crime rate in Bruce is 43.8279 per 1,000 residents.

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• Milton (Otago)