Clinton Safety Snapshot

Is Clinton safe? Yes. Clinton has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #33 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Clinton is 19.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #33 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Clinton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,206

Households

462

Median income

$81,410

Median rent

$194

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

252 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

804 (66.7%)

Age 65+

138 (11.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,041 (87.6%)

Born overseas

147 (12.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,071 · 81.5%

Māori

126 · 9.6%

Pacific

9 · 0.7%

Asian

72 · 5.5%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

27 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

870 · 100%

Not owned

441 · 51.2%

Other

66 · 7.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

312 (22.7%)

Two families

12 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,050 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Clinton a safe suburb to live in?

  Clinton has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #33 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Clinton?

  The annual crime rate in Clinton is 19.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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