Beckenham Safety Snapshot

Is Beckenham safe? About average. Beckenham has a safety score of 69/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 69% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #98 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Beckenham is 28.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #98 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

---

View full safety overview for Beckenham ›

Beckenham Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,361

Households

903

Median income

$105,223

Median rent

$465

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

465 (19.7%)

Age 15-64

1,491 (63.2%)

Age 65+

438 (18.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,791 (75.7%)

Born overseas

576 (24.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,202 · 85.8%

Māori

192 · 7.5%

Pacific

15 · 0.6%

Asian

75 · 2.9%

MELAA

54 · 2.1%

Other

27 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,827 · 100%

Not owned

588 · 32.5%

Other

72 · 4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

633 (23.5%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,049 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Beckenham a safe suburb to live in?

  Beckenham has a safety score of 69/100, making it the #98 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Beckenham?

  The annual crime rate in Beckenham is 28.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Sydenham South (Canterbury)
• Huntsbury (Canterbury)
• St Martins (Canterbury)
• Somerfield East (Canterbury)
• Sydenham North (Canterbury)
• Sydenham West (Canterbury)
• Cashmere East (Canterbury)
• Cashmere West (Canterbury)
• Waltham (Canterbury)
• Opawa (Canterbury)