Aranui Safety Snapshot

Is Aranui safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Aranui has a safety score of 14/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 14% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #238 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Aranui is 41.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #238 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 October 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 34.4%
  Theft accounts for 34.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.2%
  Burglary accounts for 32.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 25.0%
  Assault accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 5.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.3 percent of incidents.

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Aranui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,290

Households

1,443

Median income

$62,881

Median rent

$258

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

993 (23.1%)

Age 15-64

2,865 (66.8%)

Age 65+

420 (9.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,615 (85%)

Born overseas

639 (15%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,826 · 52.9%

Māori

1,383 · 25.9%

Pacific

792 · 14.8%

Asian

270 · 5.1%

MELAA

30 · 0.6%

Other

45 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,003 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,983 · 66%

Other

309 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

858 (20.2%)

Two families

54 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,324 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Aranui a safe suburb to live in?

  Aranui has a safety score of 14/100, making it the #238 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Aranui?

  The annual crime rate in Aranui is 41.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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