Cardrona Safety Snapshot

Is Cardrona safe? Yes. Cardrona has a safety score of 72/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 72% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #56 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Cardrona is 31.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #56 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, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.

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Cardrona Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

789

Households

312

Median income

$112,792

Median rent

$312

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

108 (13.7%)

Age 15-64

519 (65.8%)

Age 65+

162 (20.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

612 (77.6%)

Born overseas

177 (22.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

753 · 87.5%

Māori

66 · 7.7%

Pacific

6 · 0.7%

Asian

12 · 1.4%

MELAA

9 · 1%

Other

15 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

624 · 100%

Not owned

222 · 35.7%

Other

66 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

213 (23.7%)

Two families

9 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

675 (75.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Cardrona a safe suburb to live in?

  Cardrona has a safety score of 72/100, making it the #56 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Cardrona?

  The annual crime rate in Cardrona is 31.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Wānaka West (Otago)