Ashburton Forks Safety Snapshot

Is Ashburton Forks safe? Yes. Ashburton Forks has a safety score of 90/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 90% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #38 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Ashburton Forks is 11.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #38 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 September 2025, October 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 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 Forks Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,307

Households

921

Median income

$94,271

Median rent

$205

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

540 (23.4%)

Age 15-64

1,542 (66.8%)

Age 65+

240 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,752 (76.1%)

Born overseas

549 (23.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,824 · 74.1%

Māori

150 · 6.1%

Pacific

39 · 1.6%

Asian

345 · 14%

MELAA

45 · 1.8%

Other

60 · 2.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,680 · 100%

Not owned

951 · 57%

Other

96 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

597 (22.4%)

Two families

6 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,061 (77.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ashburton Forks a safe suburb to live in?

  Ashburton Forks has a safety score of 90/100, making it the #38 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 Ashburton Forks?

  The annual crime rate in Ashburton Forks is 11.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz