North East Valley Chingford Safety Snapshot

Is North East Valley Chingford safe? Yes. North East Valley Chingford has a safety score of 71/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 71% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #59 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in North East Valley Chingford is 20.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #59 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 March 2026, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 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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North East Valley Chingford Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,620

Households

618

Median income

$76,368

Median rent

$389

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (13%)

Age 15-64

1,179 (72.8%)

Age 65+

210 (13%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,206 (75%)

Born overseas

402 (25%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,329 · 71.6%

Māori

216 · 11.6%

Pacific

72 · 3.9%

Asian

165 · 8.9%

MELAA

39 · 2.1%

Other

36 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,356 · 100%

Not owned

774 · 57.1%

Other

51 · 3.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

357 (19.3%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,473 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is North East Valley Chingford a safe suburb to live in?

  North East Valley Chingford has a safety score of 71/100, making it the #59 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in North East Valley Chingford?

  The annual crime rate in North East Valley Chingford is 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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