Amberley Safety Snapshot

Is Amberley safe? About average. Amberley has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #117 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Amberley is 33.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #117 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 54.0%
  Theft accounts for 54.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.

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Amberley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,511

Households

1,032

Median income

$70,035

Median rent

$367

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

399 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

1,272 (50.7%)

Age 65+

843 (33.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,076 (82.2%)

Born overseas

450 (17.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,334 · 85.4%

Māori

237 · 8.7%

Pacific

30 · 1.1%

Asian

78 · 2.9%

MELAA

12 · 0.4%

Other

42 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,986 · 100%

Not owned

558 · 28.1%

Other

126 · 6.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

720 (23.1%)

Two families

15 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,385 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Amberley a safe suburb to live in?

  Amberley has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #117 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Amberley?

  The annual crime rate in Amberley is 33.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Balcairn (Canterbury)