Shotover Country Safety Snapshot

Is Shotover Country safe? Yes. Shotover Country has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #10 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Shotover Country is 7.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #10 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 November 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 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 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.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Shotover Country Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,834

Households

1,209

Median income

$136,035

Median rent

$671

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

825 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

2,817 (73.5%)

Age 65+

216 (5.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,965 (51.9%)

Born overseas

1,824 (48.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,757 · 66.1%

Māori

261 · 6.3%

Pacific

99 · 2.4%

Asian

627 · 15%

MELAA

372 · 8.9%

Other

57 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,646 · 99.3%

Not owned

1,536 · 57.7%

Other

378 · 14.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

837 (23.7%)

Two families

57 (1.6%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,631 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Shotover Country a safe suburb to live in?

  Shotover Country has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #10 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 Shotover Country?

  The annual crime rate in Shotover Country is 7.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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