Maniototo Safety Snapshot

Is Maniototo safe? Yes. Maniototo has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #12 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Maniototo is 8.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #12 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 December 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maniototo Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,728

Households

762

Median income

$62,548

Median rent

$187

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

294 (17%)

Age 15-64

993 (57.5%)

Age 65+

468 (27.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,500 (86.8%)

Born overseas

228 (13.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,554 · 82%

Māori

204 · 10.8%

Pacific

15 · 0.8%

Asian

93 · 4.9%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

18 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,341 · 100%

Not owned

510 · 38.2%

Other

114 · 8.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

447 (19.9%)

Two families

6 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,788 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maniototo a safe suburb to live in?

  Maniototo has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #12 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 57% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maniototo?

  The annual crime rate in Maniototo is 8.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz