Musselburgh Safety Snapshot

Is Musselburgh safe? About average. Musselburgh has a safety score of 58/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 58% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #81 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Musselburgh is 31.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #81 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 March 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 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.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Musselburgh Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,530

Households

609

Median income

$93,971

Median rent

$389

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

237 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

1,035 (67.6%)

Age 65+

240 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,179 (77.5%)

Born overseas

342 (22.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,278 · 75%

Māori

192 · 11.3%

Pacific

48 · 2.8%

Asian

126 · 7.4%

MELAA

36 · 2.1%

Other

24 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,242 · 100%

Not owned

540 · 43.7%

Other

48 · 3.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

378 (21%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,416 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Musselburgh a safe suburb to live in?

  Musselburgh has a safety score of 58/100, making it the #81 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Musselburgh?

  The annual crime rate in Musselburgh is 31.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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