Grove Bush Safety Snapshot

Is Grove Bush safe? Yes. Grove Bush has a safety score of 91/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 91% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #8 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Grove Bush is 9.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #8 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 November 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 1.0%
  Theft accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Grove Bush Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,254

Households

432

Median income

$117,667

Median rent

$224

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

270 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

837 (66.7%)

Age 65+

165 (13.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,095 (87.7%)

Born overseas

153 (12.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,116 · 82.1%

Māori

111 · 8.2%

Pacific

15 · 1.1%

Asian

81 · 6%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

27 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

948 · 100%

Not owned

339 · 36.1%

Other

42 · 4.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

351 (27.3%)

Two families

9 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

924 (72%)

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

FAQ

• Is Grove Bush a safe suburb to live in?

  Grove Bush has a safety score of 91/100, making it the #8 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Grove Bush?

  The annual crime rate in Grove Bush is 9.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Myross Bush (Southland)