Gore North Safety Snapshot

Is Gore North safe? Yes. Gore North has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #11 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Gore North is 14.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #11 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, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Gore North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,782

Households

759

Median income

$77,273

Median rent

$342

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

279 (15.7%)

Age 15-64

1,011 (56.7%)

Age 65+

465 (26.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,542 (86.5%)

Born overseas

240 (13.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,599 · 81%

Māori

222 · 11.2%

Pacific

42 · 2.1%

Asian

72 · 3.6%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

33 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,437 · 99.8%

Not owned

456 · 31.7%

Other

54 · 3.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

471 (20.8%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,776 (78.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Gore North a safe suburb to live in?

  Gore North has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #11 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Gore North?

  The annual crime rate in Gore North is 14.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Gore Central (Southland)
• Gore Main (Southland)
• East Gore (Southland)
• Gore West (Southland)
• Gore South (Southland)
• Waimumu-Kaiwera (Southland)