Broomfield Safety Snapshot

Is Broomfield safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Broomfield has a safety score of 28/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 28% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #207 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Broomfield is 31.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #207 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 September 2025, October 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 50.0%
  Theft accounts for 50.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Broomfield Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,784

Households

1,065

Median income

$84,335

Median rent

$348

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

549 (19.7%)

Age 15-64

1,731 (62.2%)

Age 65+

480 (17.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,935 (69.8%)

Born overseas

837 (30.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,731 · 53.8%

Māori

399 · 12.4%

Pacific

237 · 7.4%

Asian

723 · 22.5%

MELAA

72 · 2.2%

Other

57 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,103 · 99.2%

Not owned

990 · 46.7%

Other

126 · 5.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

666 (21%)

Two families

42 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,466 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Broomfield a safe suburb to live in?

  Broomfield has a safety score of 28/100, making it the #207 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Broomfield?

  The annual crime rate in Broomfield is 31.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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