Royal Terrace Safety Snapshot

Is Royal Terrace safe? About average. Royal Terrace has a safety score of 50/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 50% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #89 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Royal Terrace is 14.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #89 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, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Royal Terrace Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,749

Households

531

Median income

$53,241

Median rent

$455

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

66 (3.8%)

Age 15-64

1,614 (92.3%)

Age 65+

72 (4.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,116 (64.1%)

Born overseas

624 (35.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,260 · 62.5%

Māori

162 · 8%

Pacific

63 · 3.1%

Asian

468 · 23.2%

MELAA

45 · 2.2%

Other

18 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,635 · 100%

Not owned

1,500 · 92.8%

Other

63 · 3.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

177 (11.2%)

Two families

9 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,389 (88.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Royal Terrace a safe suburb to live in?

  Royal Terrace has a safety score of 50/100, making it the #89 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Royal Terrace?

  The annual crime rate in Royal Terrace is 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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