Holmes Hill Safety Snapshot

Is Holmes Hill safe? Yes. Holmes Hill has a safety score of 76/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 76% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #48 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Holmes Hill is 9.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #48 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in April 2026, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Holmes Hill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,407

Households

630

Median income

$61,189

Median rent

$336

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (14.9%)

Age 15-64

756 (53.7%)

Age 65+

462 (32.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,215 (86%)

Born overseas

198 (14%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,308 · 84.2%

Māori

123 · 7.9%

Pacific

36 · 2.3%

Asian

54 · 3.5%

MELAA

12 · 0.8%

Other

21 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,152 · 100%

Not owned

291 · 25.5%

Other

54 · 4.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

402 (21.1%)

Two families

6 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,497 (78.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Holmes Hill a safe suburb to live in?

  Holmes Hill has a safety score of 76/100, making it the #48 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Holmes Hill?

  The annual crime rate in Holmes Hill is 9.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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