Teviot Valley Safety Snapshot

Is Teviot Valley safe? About average. Teviot Valley has a safety score of 69/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 69% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #63 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Teviot Valley is 18.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #63 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Teviot Valley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,740

Households

759

Median income

$63,285

Median rent

$270

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

222 (12.8%)

Age 15-64

1,017 (58.4%)

Age 65+

504 (29%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,464 (84.9%)

Born overseas

261 (15.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,536 · 81.3%

Māori

210 · 11.1%

Pacific

60 · 3.2%

Asian

42 · 2.2%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

36 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,365 · 99.1%

Not owned

459 · 33.3%

Other

147 · 10.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

444 (19.9%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,779 (79.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Teviot Valley a safe suburb to live in?

  Teviot Valley has a safety score of 69/100, making it the #63 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Teviot Valley?

  The annual crime rate in Teviot Valley is 18.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz