Tuapeka Safety Snapshot

Is Tuapeka safe? About average. Tuapeka has a safety score of 68/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 68% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #68 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Tuapeka is 14.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #68 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 November 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tuapeka Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,242

Households

519

Median income

$63,024

Median rent

$243

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

219 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

735 (59.2%)

Age 65+

306 (24.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,077 (87.6%)

Born overseas

153 (12.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,146 · 83.4%

Māori

165 · 12%

Pacific

3 · 0.2%

Asian

27 · 2%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

24 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

969 · 99.7%

Not owned

312 · 32.1%

Other

57 · 5.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

351 (22.6%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,200 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tuapeka a safe suburb to live in?

  Tuapeka has a safety score of 68/100, making it the #68 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tuapeka?

  The annual crime rate in Tuapeka is 14.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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