Casebrook Safety Snapshot

Is Casebrook safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Casebrook has a safety score of 37/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 37% of New Zealand suburbs, with 49.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #189 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Casebrook is 49.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #189 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 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 73.1%
  Theft accounts for 73.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 22.6%
  Burglary accounts for 22.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.8%
  Assault accounts for 2.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Casebrook Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,296

Households

1,632

Median income

$99,848

Median rent

$440

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

759 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

2,802 (65.2%)

Age 65+

747 (17.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,363 (78.4%)

Born overseas

924 (21.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,510 · 72.9%

Māori

450 · 9.3%

Pacific

165 · 3.4%

Asian

546 · 11.3%

MELAA

66 · 1.4%

Other

81 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,411 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,344 · 39.3%

Other

117 · 3.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,161 (23.8%)

Two families

42 (0.9%)

Three+ families

6 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,672 (75.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Casebrook a safe suburb to live in?

  Casebrook has a safety score of 37/100, making it the #189 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Casebrook?

  The annual crime rate in Casebrook is 49.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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