Caversham Safety Snapshot

Is Caversham safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Caversham has a safety score of 30/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 30% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #104 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Caversham is 58.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #104 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 January 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 71.4%
  Theft accounts for 71.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.5%
  Burglary accounts for 16.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.5%
  Assault accounts for 10.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Caversham Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,301

Households

1,047

Median income

$56,554

Median rent

$337

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

297 (12.9%)

Age 15-64

1,431 (62.2%)

Age 65+

558 (24.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,794 (79%)

Born overseas

477 (21%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,779 · 69%

Māori

285 · 11%

Pacific

192 · 7.4%

Asian

252 · 9.8%

MELAA

30 · 1.2%

Other

42 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,893 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,077 · 56.5%

Other

102 · 5.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

462 (15%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,604 (84.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Caversham a safe suburb to live in?

  Caversham has a safety score of 30/100, making it the #104 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Caversham?

  The annual crime rate in Caversham is 58.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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