Amuri Safety Snapshot

Is Amuri safe? Yes. Amuri has a safety score of 85/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 85% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #55 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Amuri is 15.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #55 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 January 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Amuri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,217

Households

942

Median income

$88,393

Median rent

$218

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

471 (21.2%)

Age 15-64

1,416 (63.9%)

Age 65+

330 (14.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,728 (78.6%)

Born overseas

471 (21.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,788 · 73.9%

Māori

255 · 10.5%

Pacific

15 · 0.6%

Asian

279 · 11.5%

MELAA

48 · 2%

Other

33 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,620 · 100%

Not owned

867 · 53.5%

Other

135 · 8.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

567 (20.8%)

Two families

9 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,145 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Amuri a safe suburb to live in?

  Amuri has a safety score of 85/100, making it the #55 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Amuri?

  The annual crime rate in Amuri is 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz