Cromwell East Safety Snapshot

Is Cromwell East safe? Yes. Cromwell East has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #42 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Cromwell East is 9.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #42 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 January 2026, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Cromwell East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,027

Households

1,197

Median income

$101,705

Median rent

$488

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

522 (17.2%)

Age 15-64

1,905 (62.9%)

Age 65+

600 (19.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,274 (75.9%)

Born overseas

723 (24.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,544 · 77%

Māori

258 · 7.8%

Pacific

123 · 3.7%

Asian

297 · 9%

MELAA

45 · 1.4%

Other

36 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,313 · 99.9%

Not owned

993 · 42.9%

Other

198 · 8.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

807 (22.8%)

Two families

15 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,712 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Cromwell East a safe suburb to live in?

  Cromwell East has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #42 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 50% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Cromwell East?

  The annual crime rate in Cromwell East is 9.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Cromwell West (Otago)