Saddle Hill-Chain Hills Safety Snapshot

Is Saddle Hill-Chain Hills safe? Yes. Saddle Hill-Chain Hills has a safety score of 71/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 71% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #58 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills is 10.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #58 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Saddle Hill-Chain Hills Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,302

Households

462

Median income

$120,697

Median rent

$505

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

192 (14.7%)

Age 15-64

867 (66.6%)

Age 65+

222 (17.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,059 (82.3%)

Born overseas

228 (17.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,209 · 87.4%

Māori

78 · 5.6%

Pacific

18 · 1.3%

Asian

30 · 2.2%

MELAA

15 · 1.1%

Other

33 · 2.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,047 · 100%

Not owned

276 · 26.4%

Other

60 · 5.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

378 (27.3%)

Two families

15 (1.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

987 (71.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Saddle Hill-Chain Hills a safe suburb to live in?

  Saddle Hill-Chain Hills has a safety score of 71/100, making it the #58 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills?

  The annual crime rate in Saddle Hill-Chain Hills is 10.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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