Tainui Safety Snapshot

Is Tainui safe? Yes. Tainui has a safety score of 93/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 93% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Tainui is 10.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 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 January 2026, April 2026, May 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 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tainui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,055

Households

786

Median income

$99,931

Median rent

$434

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

399 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

1,419 (69.1%)

Age 65+

267 (13%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,620 (80%)

Born overseas

405 (20%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,818 · 79.2%

Māori

201 · 8.8%

Pacific

87 · 3.8%

Asian

129 · 5.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.8%

Other

42 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,596 · 100%

Not owned

561 · 35.2%

Other

63 · 4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

537 (22.7%)

Two families

27 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,797 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tainui a safe suburb to live in?

  Tainui has a safety score of 93/100, making it the #21 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tainui?

  The annual crime rate in Tainui is 10.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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