Waikouaiti Safety Snapshot

Is Waikouaiti safe? Yes. Waikouaiti has a safety score of 75/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 75% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #51 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago.

The annual total crime rate in Waikouaiti is 8.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #51 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 December 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 1.0%
  Theft accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waikouaiti Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,257

Households

567

Median income

$60,343

Median rent

$280

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

195 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

654 (52%)

Age 65+

399 (31.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,053 (84.4%)

Born overseas

195 (15.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,158 · 81.6%

Māori

162 · 11.4%

Pacific

27 · 1.9%

Asian

48 · 3.4%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

21 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

972 · 99.7%

Not owned

207 · 21.2%

Other

93 · 9.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

345 (20.6%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,323 (79%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waikouaiti a safe suburb to live in?

  Waikouaiti has a safety score of 75/100, making it the #51 safest of 120 ranked suburbs in Otago Region. 55% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waikouaiti?

  The annual crime rate in Waikouaiti is 8.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz