Is Craigieburn a safe suburb to live in?

Craigieburn has only 195 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

What is the crime rate in Craigieburn?

The annual crime rate in Craigieburn is 112.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Craigieburn Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Craigieburn safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Craigieburn is 112.8 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (195 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Craigieburn is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works

20 / 100

Crimes per 1,000 residents

112.8

Regional rank not available

3-Month Trend

▼50%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

Theft 18.0%
Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
Burglary 3.0%
Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
Assault 1.0%
Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Craigieburn Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

213

Households

114

Median income

$81,121

Median rent

$200

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

21 (9.9%)

Age 15-64

129 (60.6%)

Age 65+

39 (18.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

168 (80%)

Born overseas

42 (20%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

195 · 86.7%

Māori

15 · 6.7%

Pacific

3 · 1.3%

Asian

6 · 2.7%

MELAA

3 · 1.3%

Other

3 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

168 · 100%

Not owned

81 · 50%

Other

18 · 11.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

48 (15.2%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

267 (84.8%)

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

FAQ

Is Craigieburn a safe suburb to live in?

Craigieburn has only 195 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.
What is the crime rate in Craigieburn?

The annual crime rate in Craigieburn is 112.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.