Banks Peninsula South Safety Snapshot

Is Banks Peninsula South safe? About average. Banks Peninsula South has a safety score of 69/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 69% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #95 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Banks Peninsula South is 23 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #95 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 November 2025, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Banks Peninsula South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,287

Households

516

Median income

$87,385

Median rent

$310

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

174 (13.5%)

Age 15-64

897 (69.7%)

Age 65+

204 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

987 (77.2%)

Born overseas

291 (22.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,203 · 85.5%

Māori

129 · 9.2%

Pacific

9 · 0.6%

Asian

30 · 2.1%

MELAA

15 · 1.1%

Other

21 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,011 · 99.1%

Not owned

297 · 29.1%

Other

102 · 10%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

339 (22%)

Two families

18 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,182 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Banks Peninsula South a safe suburb to live in?

  Banks Peninsula South has a safety score of 69/100, making it the #95 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Banks Peninsula South?

  The annual crime rate in Banks Peninsula South is 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz