Kenmure Safety Snapshot

Is Kenmure safe? About average. Kenmure has a safety score of 69/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 69% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #66 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Kenmure is 14.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #66 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 December 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Kenmure Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,944

Households

774

Median income

$94,674

Median rent

$449

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

339 (17.4%)

Age 15-64

1,329 (68.4%)

Age 65+

285 (14.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,545 (79.4%)

Born overseas

402 (20.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,620 · 74.1%

Māori

210 · 9.6%

Pacific

60 · 2.7%

Asian

222 · 10.2%

MELAA

45 · 2.1%

Other

30 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,569 · 100%

Not owned

573 · 36.6%

Other

45 · 2.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

531 (23%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,773 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kenmure a safe suburb to live in?

  Kenmure has a safety score of 69/100, making it the #66 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kenmure?

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

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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