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Charing Cross Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Charing Cross safe? Yes. Charing Cross has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #15 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Charing Cross is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #15 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, January 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
97 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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12.4
Regional rank #15 / 288 (Top 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼100%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 6.0%
    Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 4.0%
    Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 1.0%
    Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Charing Cross Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

903

Households

333

Median income

$112,788

Median rent

$273

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
168 (18.6%)
Age 15-64
576 (63.8%)
Age 65+
132 (14.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
753 (83.7%)
Born overseas
147 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
819 · 85%
Māori
63 · 6.5%
Pacific
9 · 0.9%
Asian
33 · 3.4%
MELAA
15 · 1.6%
Other
24 · 2.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
702 · 100%
Not owned
255 · 37%
Other
42 · 6.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
252 (25.5%)
Two families
6 (0.6%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
732 (73.9%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Charing Cross a safe suburb to live in?

    Charing Cross has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #15 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 Charing Cross?

    The annual crime rate in Charing Cross is 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Charing Cross

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