Frankton Safety Snapshot

Is Frankton safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Frankton has a safety score of 4/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 4% of New Zealand suburbs, with 233.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #116 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Frankton is 233.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #116 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, November 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 93.4%
  Theft accounts for 93.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.3%
  Assault accounts for 4.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 1.5%
  Burglary accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.2 percent of incidents.

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Frankton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,492

Households

1,215

Median income

$111,427

Median rent

$561

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

387 (11.1%)

Age 15-64

2,739 (78.4%)

Age 65+

345 (9.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,533 (44.5%)

Born overseas

1,914 (55.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,160 · 57.1%

Māori

210 · 5.6%

Pacific

84 · 2.2%

Asian

855 · 22.6%

MELAA

426 · 11.3%

Other

48 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,580 · 100%

Not owned

1,782 · 69.5%

Other

528 · 20.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

669 (18.9%)

Two families

45 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,829 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Frankton a safe suburb to live in?

  Frankton has a safety score of 4/100, making it the #116 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 95% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Frankton?

  The annual crime rate in Frankton is 233.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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