Chatham Islands Safety Snapshot

Is Chatham Islands safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Chatham Islands after May 2024. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Chatham Islands has no safety score.

The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in May 2024.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 1.0%
  Theft accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Chatham Islands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

612

Households

240

Median income

$95,894

Median rent

$189

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

90 (14.7%)

Age 15-64

417 (68.1%)

Age 65+

93 (15.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

570 (95.5%)

Born overseas

27 (4.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

441 · 48.5%

Māori

420 · 46.2%

Pacific

24 · 2.6%

Asian

12 · 1.3%

MELAA

6 · 0.7%

Other

6 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

456 · 100%

Not owned

231 · 50.7%

Other

60 · 13.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

129 (18.5%)

Two families

6 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

561 (80.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Chatham Islands a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Chatham Islands after May 2024. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Chatham Islands has no safety score.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz