Georgetown Safety Snapshot

Is Georgetown safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Georgetown has a safety score of 29/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 29% of New Zealand suburbs, with 47.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #43 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Georgetown is 47.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #43 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 51.0%
  Theft accounts for 51.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 24.0%
  Assault accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Georgetown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,100

Households

837

Median income

$69,124

Median rent

$331

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

405 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

1,446 (68.9%)

Age 65+

255 (12.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,701 (81.9%)

Born overseas

375 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,590 · 62.6%

Māori

546 · 21.5%

Pacific

153 · 6%

Asian

186 · 7.3%

MELAA

54 · 2.1%

Other

12 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,518 · 100%

Not owned

765 · 50.4%

Other

195 · 12.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

444 (18%)

Two families

21 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,998 (81.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Georgetown a safe suburb to live in?

  Georgetown has a safety score of 29/100, making it the #43 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Georgetown?

  The annual crime rate in Georgetown is 47.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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