Bucklands Crossing Safety Snapshot

Is Bucklands Crossing safe? Yes. Bucklands Crossing has a safety score of 88/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 88% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #32 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Bucklands Crossing is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #32 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Bucklands Crossing Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,635

Households

693

Median income

$86,296

Median rent

$326

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (18.7%)

Age 15-64

954 (58.3%)

Age 65+

390 (23.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,326 (81.3%)

Born overseas

306 (18.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,539 · 83.7%

Māori

210 · 11.4%

Pacific

18 · 1%

Asian

30 · 1.6%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

36 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,251 · 98.8%

Not owned

324 · 25.6%

Other

72 · 5.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

447 (22%)

Two families

6 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,578 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bucklands Crossing a safe suburb to live in?

  Bucklands Crossing has a safety score of 88/100, making it the #32 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bucklands Crossing?

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

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