Is Ben McLeod a safe suburb to live in?

Ben McLeod has only 138 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 Ben McLeod?

The annual crime rate in Ben McLeod is 21.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Ben McLeod Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Ben McLeod 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 Ben McLeod is 21.7 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (138 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; Ben McLeod is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works

98 / 100

Crimes per 1,000 residents

21.7

Regional rank not available

3-Month Trend

■0%(flat)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

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

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Ben McLeod Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

138

Households

Median income

$68,000

Median rent

$190

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

21 (15.2%)

Age 15-64

93 (67.4%)

Age 65+

21 (15.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

105 (79.5%)

Born overseas

27 (20.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

132 · 91.7%

Māori

6 · 4.2%

Pacific

0 · 0%

Asian

0 · 0%

MELAA

3 · 2.1%

Other

3 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

105 · 97.2%

Not owned

57 · 52.8%

Other

12 · 11.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

36 (18.8%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

156 (81.3%)

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

FAQ

Is Ben McLeod a safe suburb to live in?

Ben McLeod has only 138 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 Ben McLeod?

The annual crime rate in Ben McLeod is 21.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.