North East Valley Knox Safety Snapshot

Is North East Valley Knox safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. North East Valley Knox has a safety score of 18/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 18% of New Zealand suburbs, with 82.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #111 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in North East Valley Knox is 82.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #111 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 June 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 83.0%
  Theft accounts for 83.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.5%
  Assault accounts for 4.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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North East Valley Knox Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,439

Households

711

Median income

$63,609

Median rent

$438

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

129 (5.3%)

Age 15-64

2,175 (89.2%)

Age 65+

156 (6.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,692 (70.2%)

Born overseas

717 (29.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,839 · 65.2%

Māori

300 · 10.6%

Pacific

156 · 5.5%

Asian

423 · 15%

MELAA

81 · 2.9%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,259 · 100%

Not owned

1,884 · 83.8%

Other

69 · 3.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

264 (12.4%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,863 (87.2%)

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

FAQ

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

  North East Valley Knox has a safety score of 18/100, making it the #111 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

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

  The annual crime rate in North East Valley Knox is 82.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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