Te Ānau Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Te Ānau is 11.8915 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 45 within Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in June 2022, January 2023, September 2024.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 59.3%
  Theft accounts for 59.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.4%
  Burglary accounts for 24.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.3%
  Assault accounts for 13.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Te Ānau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Te Ānau a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Ānau ranks in the top 70 of suburbs in Southland Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Te Ānau?

  The annual crime rate in Te Ānau is 11.8915 per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Whitestone (Southland)