Is Ashburton Lakes a safe suburb to live in?

Ashburton Lakes has only 96 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

What is the crime rate in Ashburton Lakes?

The annual crime rate in Ashburton Lakes is 72.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Ashburton Lakes Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Ashburton Lakes safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Ashburton Lakes is 72.9 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (96 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Ashburton Lakes is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works

47 / 100

Crimes per 1,000 residents

72.9

Regional rank not available

3-Month Trend

■0%(flat)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

Theft 4.0%
Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
Burglary 2.0%
Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
Assault 1.0%
Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ashburton Lakes Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

Households

Median income

$111,600

Median rent

$100

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

21 (21.2%)

Age 15-64

78 (78.8%)

Age 65+

6 (6.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

93 (93.9%)

Born overseas

6 (6.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

93 · 86.1%

Māori

6 · 5.6%

Pacific

3 · 2.8%

Asian

0 · 0%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

6 · 5.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

72 · 96%

Not owned

39 · 52%

Other

9 · 12%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

21 (18.4%)

Two families

3 (2.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

90 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

Is Ashburton Lakes a safe suburb to live in?

Ashburton Lakes has only 96 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.
What is the crime rate in Ashburton Lakes?

The annual crime rate in Ashburton Lakes is 72.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.