Frankton Arm Safety Snapshot

Is Frankton Arm safe? Yes. Frankton Arm has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #25 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Frankton Arm is 11 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #25 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, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Frankton Arm Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,851

Households

567

Median income

$129,466

Median rent

$668

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

138 (7.5%)

Age 15-64

1,554 (84%)

Age 65+

132 (7.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

657 (36.4%)

Born overseas

1,149 (63.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,347 · 66.9%

Māori

120 · 6%

Pacific

30 · 1.5%

Asian

309 · 15.4%

MELAA

168 · 8.3%

Other

39 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,392 · 100%

Not owned

1,002 · 72%

Other

321 · 23.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

327 (19.6%)

Two families

21 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,317 (79.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Frankton Arm a safe suburb to live in?

  Frankton Arm has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #25 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Frankton Arm?

  The annual crime rate in Frankton Arm is 11 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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