Waihemo Safety Snapshot

Is Waihemo safe? About average. Waihemo has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #94 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Waihemo is 32.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #94 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 March 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 30.0%
  Burglary accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waihemo Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,458

Households

636

Median income

$69,328

Median rent

$250

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (15.6%)

Age 15-64

837 (57.4%)

Age 65+

384 (26.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,224 (84.3%)

Born overseas

228 (15.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,311 · 83.2%

Māori

174 · 11%

Pacific

15 · 1%

Asian

45 · 2.9%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

27 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,137 · 99.7%

Not owned

351 · 30.8%

Other

102 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

405 (21.6%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,458 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waihemo a safe suburb to live in?

  Waihemo has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #94 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waihemo?

  The annual crime rate in Waihemo is 32.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz