Chertsey Safety Snapshot

Is Chertsey safe? Yes. Chertsey has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #20 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Chertsey is 7.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #20 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

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.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 2.0%
  Theft accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Chertsey Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,557

Households

570

Median income

$105,342

Median rent

$212

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

354 (22.7%)

Age 15-64

1,038 (66.7%)

Age 65+

195 (12.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,179 (75.3%)

Born overseas

387 (24.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,212 · 72.1%

Māori

129 · 7.7%

Pacific

21 · 1.3%

Asian

264 · 15.7%

MELAA

24 · 1.4%

Other

30 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,152 · 100%

Not owned

678 · 58.9%

Other

63 · 5.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

405 (23.8%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,287 (75.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Chertsey a safe suburb to live in?

  Chertsey has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #20 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Chertsey?

  The annual crime rate in Chertsey is 7.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Rākaia (Canterbury)