Te Ānau Safety Snapshot

Is Te Ānau safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Ānau has a safety score of 34/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 34% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #38 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Te Ānau is 20.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #38 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 26.0%
  Theft accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 6.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Te Ānau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,757

Households

1,164

Median income

$78,923

Median rent

$316

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (17.8%)

Age 15-64

1,671 (60.6%)

Age 65+

576 (20.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,112 (78.1%)

Born overseas

591 (21.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,385 · 78.8%

Māori

270 · 8.9%

Pacific

36 · 1.2%

Asian

219 · 7.2%

MELAA

51 · 1.7%

Other

66 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,052 · 100%

Not owned

807 · 39.4%

Other

204 · 10%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

705 (20.9%)

Two families

6 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,661 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Ānau a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Ānau has a safety score of 34/100, making it the #38 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 70% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Ānau?

  The annual crime rate in Te Ānau is 20.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Whitestone (Southland)