Ngapara Safety Snapshot

Is Ngapara safe? Yes. Ngapara has a safety score of 94/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 94% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Ngapara is 8.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Ngapara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,752

Households

675

Median income

$91,911

Median rent

$191

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

411 (23.5%)

Age 15-64

1,173 (67%)

Age 65+

186 (10.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,335 (77.1%)

Born overseas

396 (22.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,404 · 74.1%

Māori

135 · 7.1%

Pacific

24 · 1.3%

Asian

246 · 13%

MELAA

21 · 1.1%

Other

66 · 3.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,239 · 99.8%

Not owned

636 · 51.2%

Other

114 · 9.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

444 (22.5%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,518 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ngapara a safe suburb to live in?

  Ngapara has a safety score of 94/100, making it the #16 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ngapara?

  The annual crime rate in Ngapara is 8.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz