Clutha Valley Safety Snapshot

Is Clutha Valley safe? Yes. Clutha Valley has a safety score of 93/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 93% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #23 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Clutha Valley is 10.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #23 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 October 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Clutha Valley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,614

Households

564

Median income

$100,948

Median rent

$215

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

375 (23.2%)

Age 15-64

1,050 (65.1%)

Age 65+

192 (11.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,326 (83.4%)

Born overseas

264 (16.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,356 · 75.6%

Māori

186 · 10.4%

Pacific

63 · 3.5%

Asian

144 · 8%

MELAA

21 · 1.2%

Other

24 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,146 · 99%

Not owned

597 · 51.6%

Other

87 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

411 (24.6%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,251 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Clutha Valley a safe suburb to live in?

  Clutha Valley has a safety score of 93/100, making it the #23 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 Clutha Valley?

  The annual crime rate in Clutha Valley is 10.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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