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Harbourside Safety Snapshot

Otago, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Harbourside safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Harbourside is 1,333.3 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (45 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Harbourside is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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1,333.3
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼43.5%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 39.0%
    Theft accounts for 39.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 9.0%
    Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 9.0%
    Burglary accounts for 9.0 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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Harbourside Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

57

Households

27

Median income

$42,200

Median rent

$325

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
0 (0%)
Age 15-64
24 (42.1%)
Age 65+
0 (0%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
30 (58.8%)
Born overseas
21 (41.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
33 · 61.1%
Māori
0 · 0%
Pacific
3 · 5.6%
Asian
15 · 27.8%
MELAA
3 · 5.6%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
48 · 100%
Not owned
39 · 81.3%
Other
6 · 12.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
3 (4.8%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
60 (95.2%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Harbourside a safe suburb to live in?

    Harbourside has only 45 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Harbourside?

    The annual crime rate in Harbourside is 1,333.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Harbourside

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