Glenorchy Safety Snapshot

Is Glenorchy safe? Yes. Glenorchy has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #35 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Glenorchy is 13.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #35 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 January 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Glenorchy Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

525

Households

228

Median income

$92,046

Median rent

$368

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

72 (13.7%)

Age 15-64

369 (70.3%)

Age 65+

69 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

333 (65.7%)

Born overseas

174 (34.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

486 · 85.7%

Māori

30 · 5.3%

Pacific

12 · 2.1%

Asian

21 · 3.7%

MELAA

9 · 1.6%

Other

9 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

384 · 100%

Not owned

195 · 50.8%

Other

69 · 18%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

111 (17.4%)

Two families

9 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

519 (81.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glenorchy a safe suburb to live in?

  Glenorchy has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #35 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 57% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Glenorchy?

  The annual crime rate in Glenorchy is 13.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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