Milton Safety Snapshot

Is Milton safe? About average. Milton has a safety score of 45/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 45% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #93 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Milton is 26.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #93 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.0%
  Assault accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Milton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,124

Households

888

Median income

$68,619

Median rent

$279

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

384 (18.1%)

Age 15-64

1,257 (59.2%)

Age 65+

480 (22.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,920 (90.5%)

Born overseas

201 (9.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,848 · 76.8%

Māori

384 · 16%

Pacific

48 · 2%

Asian

63 · 2.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.7%

Other

45 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,608 · 99.3%

Not owned

618 · 38.1%

Other

111 · 6.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

546 (20.4%)

Two families

30 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,097 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Milton a safe suburb to live in?

  Milton has a safety score of 45/100, making it the #93 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 68% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Milton?

  The annual crime rate in Milton is 26.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Bruce (Otago)