Forbury Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Forbury is 114.309 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 9 within Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2025, March 2025, May 2025.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 68.7%
  Theft accounts for 68.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.2%
  Burglary accounts for 16.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Forbury Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Forbury a safe suburb to live in?

  Forbury ranks in the top 7 of suburbs in Otago Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Forbury?

  The annual crime rate in Forbury is 114.309 per 1,000 residents.

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