Sunshine Bay-Fernhill Safety Snapshot

Is Sunshine Bay-Fernhill safe? Yes. Sunshine Bay-Fernhill has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #34 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Sunshine Bay-Fernhill is 7.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #34 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 February 2026, May 2026, August 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.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Sunshine Bay-Fernhill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,153

Households

1,026

Median income

$129,701

Median rent

$638

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

345 (10.9%)

Age 15-64

2,688 (85.3%)

Age 65+

138 (4.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,290 (41.8%)

Born overseas

1,797 (58.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,448 · 71.5%

Māori

204 · 6%

Pacific

60 · 1.8%

Asian

453 · 13.2%

MELAA

219 · 6.4%

Other

39 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,394 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,611 · 67.2%

Other

405 · 16.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

663 (22%)

Two families

30 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,316 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Sunshine Bay-Fernhill a safe suburb to live in?

  Sunshine Bay-Fernhill has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #34 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Sunshine Bay-Fernhill?

  The annual crime rate in Sunshine Bay-Fernhill is 7.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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