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Awatea North Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Awatea North safe? About average. Awatea North has a safety score of 54/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 54% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #145 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Awatea North is 22.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #145 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, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
54 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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22.3
Regional rank #145 / 288 (Bottom 50%)
3-Month Trend
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▼10%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 24.0%
    Theft accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 11.0%
    Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 5.0%
    Assault accounts for 5.0 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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Awatea North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,923

Households

567

Median income

$100,511

Median rent

$556

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
345 (17.9%)
Age 15-64
1,308 (68%)
Age 65+
282 (14.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
1,164 (60.5%)
Born overseas
759 (39.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
1,017 · 48.2%
Māori
186 · 8.8%
Pacific
117 · 5.5%
Asian
705 · 33.4%
MELAA
54 · 2.6%
Other
33 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
1,473 · 99.8%
Not owned
813 · 55.1%
Other
102 · 6.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
417 (24.5%)
Two families
24 (1.4%)
Three+ families
3 (0.2%)
Other composition
1,260 (73.9%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Awatea North a safe suburb to live in?

    Awatea North has a safety score of 54/100, making it the #145 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Awatea North?

    The annual crime rate in Awatea North is 22.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Awatea North

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