Bexley Safety Snapshot

Is Bexley safe? About average. Bexley has a safety score of 50/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 50% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #149 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Bexley is 28 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #149 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 November 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 34.0%
  Theft accounts for 34.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Bexley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,628

Households

963

Median income

$67,156

Median rent

$310

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

528 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,770 (67.4%)

Age 65+

345 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,226 (85.4%)

Born overseas

381 (14.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,980 · 61.1%

Māori

720 · 22.2%

Pacific

321 · 9.9%

Asian

168 · 5.2%

MELAA

21 · 0.6%

Other

33 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,935 · 100%

Not owned

1,014 · 52.6%

Other

171 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

582 (20.4%)

Two families

24 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,250 (78.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bexley a safe suburb to live in?

  Bexley has a safety score of 50/100, making it the #149 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bexley?

  The annual crime rate in Bexley is 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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