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Clearwater Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Clearwater safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Clearwater has a safety score of 21/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 21% of New Zealand suburbs, with 67.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #225 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Clearwater is 67.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #225 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
21 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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67.9
Regional rank #225 / 288 (Bottom 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▲8.3%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 29.0%
    Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 23.0%
    Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 3.0%
    Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
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Clearwater Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

810

Households

333

Median income

$123,618

Median rent

$265

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
93 (11.5%)
Age 15-64
504 (62.2%)
Age 65+
216 (26.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
633 (78.7%)
Born overseas
171 (21.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
726 · 81.2%
Māori
69 · 7.7%
Pacific
21 · 2.3%
Asian
75 · 8.4%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
3 · 0.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
678 · 99.1%
Not owned
180 · 26.3%
Other
33 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
243 (24.7%)
Two families
12 (1.2%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
729 (74.1%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Clearwater a safe suburb to live in?

    Clearwater has a safety score of 21/100, making it the #225 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 95% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Clearwater?

    The annual crime rate in Clearwater is 67.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Clearwater

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