Queenstown

New Zealand · Oceania

—Safety index

U.S. State DeptLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 1 · Normal precautions

UK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Smartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

2/5metric categories covered

Open comparison

-45.03°, 168.66°

Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

We hold no vetted homicide or robbery rate for Queenstown, and without those inputs there is no composite score to quote here.

Coverage stands at two of five incidence categories, so treat this profile as provisional. What we do have is the official guidance. All four governments we track, the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, place New Zealand at their lowest advisory level, normal precautions, with no disagreement between them. The advisories that cover the country also flag pickpocketing and scams aimed at visitors. There is no resident survey figure on file for how safe people feel walking alone at night, so the perception side is blank.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern

Violent crimeNo data

Robbery & theftNo data

Travel advisoryNo data

The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

No vetted homicide figure for Queenstown yet.

Robbery (police-recorded)

No vetted robbery figure for Queenstown yet.

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department

U.S. State DeptLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — New Zealand Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — New Zealand Travel Advice and Advisories

UK FCDO

UK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: UK FCDO — New Zealand travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)

Smartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — New Zealand travel advice

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.

Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories

3 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — New Zealand travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories

2 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 2 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — New Zealand travel advice (Safety and security)