Bluff

Invercargill City•Southland Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

40

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

20.2

(Population: 1782)

Total Crimes (12m)

36

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#22 / 64

(top 34%)

3 Month Trend Change

-10%

Safety Score

Bluff Overview

Crime Count

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Assault

Sexual offences

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (38.9%), burglary (30.6%), and assault (25.0%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Bluff is 20.202 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 22 within Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Oct 2021, Jul 2023, Dec 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in October 2021, July 2023, and December 2023.

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