Mossburn Safety Snapshot

Is Mossburn safe? Yes. Mossburn has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Mossburn is 19 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mossburn Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,233

Households

525

Median income

$87,637

Median rent

$192

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

234 (19%)

Age 15-64

855 (69.3%)

Age 65+

135 (10.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

960 (78.6%)

Born overseas

261 (21.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

981 · 73.5%

Māori

138 · 10.3%

Pacific

21 · 1.6%

Asian

141 · 10.6%

MELAA

21 · 1.6%

Other

33 · 2.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

945 · 100%

Not owned

534 · 57.1%

Other

57 · 6.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

327 (21%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,230 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mossburn a safe suburb to live in?

  Mossburn has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #19 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mossburn?

  The annual crime rate in Mossburn is 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz