Maryhill Safety Snapshot

Is Maryhill safe? About average. Maryhill has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #79 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Maryhill is 21.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #79 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 October 2025, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 29.0%
  Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maryhill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,235

Households

876

Median income

$90,076

Median rent

$433

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

402 (18%)

Age 15-64

1,536 (68.7%)

Age 65+

294 (13.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,725 (77.4%)

Born overseas

504 (22.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,830 · 73.1%

Māori

213 · 8.5%

Pacific

129 · 5.1%

Asian

249 · 9.9%

MELAA

30 · 1.2%

Other

54 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,752 · 99.8%

Not owned

714 · 40.7%

Other

84 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

570 (21.7%)

Two families

15 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,046 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maryhill a safe suburb to live in?

  Maryhill has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #79 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 Maryhill?

  The annual crime rate in Maryhill is 21.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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