Safety, air quality and noise in Lindis-Nevis Valleys, Arrowtown

Safety — higher is safer

Lindis-Nevis Valleys scores 95 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 109.7 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses 109.7 offences per 10,000 residents for the surrounding NZ Police area unit, from NZ Police recorded crime, 2025.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Lindis-Nevis Valleys scores 82 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.0 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses 7 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5, an annual mean modelled at the area centroid from the Copernicus CAMS regional background surface. This figure is approximate: a regional background estimate rather than a local modelled surface.

This score is approximate.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Lindis-Nevis Valleys scores 97 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 41.4 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses 41.4 decibels of modelled outdoor sound, a day-evening-night level at the area centroid from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.