Halfway Bush Safety Snapshot

Is Halfway Bush safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Halfway Bush has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #113 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Halfway Bush is 41.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #113 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 September 2025, November 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 44.0%
  Assault accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 8.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Halfway Bush Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,851

Households

675

Median income

$87,416

Median rent

$376

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

378 (20.4%)

Age 15-64

1,221 (66%)

Age 65+

264 (14.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,557 (83.7%)

Born overseas

303 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,572 · 74.4%

Māori

195 · 9.2%

Pacific

93 · 4.4%

Asian

192 · 9.1%

MELAA

30 · 1.4%

Other

30 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,389 · 99.6%

Not owned

573 · 41.1%

Other

93 · 6.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

468 (23.5%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,515 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Halfway Bush a safe suburb to live in?

  Halfway Bush has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #113 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. Property crime is 27% of recorded crime; the rest is offences against people and other categories.

• What is the crime rate in Halfway Bush?

  The annual crime rate in Halfway Bush is 41.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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