Dunstan-Galloway Safety Snapshot

Is Dunstan-Galloway safe? Yes. Dunstan-Galloway has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 5.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #6 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Dunstan-Galloway is 5.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #6 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 September 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Dunstan-Galloway Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,983

Households

735

Median income

$108,088

Median rent

$338

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

318 (16%)

Age 15-64

1,263 (63.7%)

Age 65+

432 (21.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,683 (85.1%)

Born overseas

294 (14.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,887 · 88.3%

Māori

171 · 8%

Pacific

12 · 0.6%

Asian

18 · 0.8%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

39 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,572 · 100%

Not owned

348 · 22.2%

Other

120 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

582 (26.8%)

Two families

15 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,578 (72.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Dunstan-Galloway a safe suburb to live in?

  Dunstan-Galloway has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #6 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Dunstan-Galloway?

  The annual crime rate in Dunstan-Galloway is 5.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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