Macandrew Bay-Company Bay Safety Snapshot

Is Macandrew Bay-Company Bay safe? Yes. Macandrew Bay-Company Bay has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #5 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay is 7.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #5 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Macandrew Bay-Company Bay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,548

Households

648

Median income

$103,198

Median rent

$428

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

240 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

936 (60.5%)

Age 65+

366 (23.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,113 (72%)

Born overseas

432 (28%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,434 · 83.7%

Māori

123 · 7.2%

Pacific

27 · 1.6%

Asian

72 · 4.2%

MELAA

30 · 1.8%

Other

27 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,269 · 99.5%

Not owned

318 · 24.9%

Other

24 · 1.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

477 (24.5%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,461 (75%)

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

FAQ

• Is Macandrew Bay-Company Bay a safe suburb to live in?

  Macandrew Bay-Company Bay has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #5 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay?

  The annual crime rate in Macandrew Bay-Company Bay is 7.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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