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Ashburton East Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Ashburton East safe? Yes. Ashburton East has a safety score of 83/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 83% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #59 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Ashburton East is 16.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #59 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
83 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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16.4
Regional rank #59 / 288 (Top 25%)
3-Month Trend
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■0%(flat)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 14.0%
    Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 8.0%
    Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 4.0%
    Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Ashburton East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,746

Households

813

Median income

$55,782

Median rent

$349

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
243 (13.9%)
Age 15-64
1,017 (58.2%)
Age 65+
513 (29.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
1,305 (75.4%)
Born overseas
426 (24.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
1,320 · 69.6%
Māori
126 · 6.6%
Pacific
246 · 13%
Asian
168 · 8.9%
MELAA
27 · 1.4%
Other
9 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
1,437 · 100%
Not owned
663 · 46.2%
Other
60 · 4.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
444 (18.4%)
Two families
6 (0.2%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
1,959 (81.3%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Ashburton East a safe suburb to live in?

    Ashburton East has a safety score of 83/100, making it the #59 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 64% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Ashburton East?

    The annual crime rate in Ashburton East is 16.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Ashburton East

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