Glen Warren Safety Snapshot

Is Glen Warren safe? Yes. Glen Warren has a safety score of 76/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 76% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Glen Warren is 14.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 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 December 2025, February 2026, July 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 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Glen Warren Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,905

Households

765

Median income

$53,671

Median rent

$307

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

294 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

1,092 (57.3%)

Age 65+

525 (27.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,329 (70.2%)

Born overseas

564 (29.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,368 · 65.9%

Māori

198 · 9.5%

Pacific

219 · 10.5%

Asian

261 · 12.6%

MELAA

21 · 1%

Other

9 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,473 · 100%

Not owned

726 · 49.5%

Other

153 · 10.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

393 (17.3%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,863 (81.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glen Warren a safe suburb to live in?

  Glen Warren has a safety score of 76/100, making it the #49 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 63% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Glen Warren?

  The annual crime rate in Glen Warren is 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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