Darfield Safety Snapshot

Is Darfield safe? Yes. Darfield has a safety score of 80/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 80% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #70 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Darfield is 12.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #70 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 December 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Darfield Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,258

Households

1,233

Median income

$104,833

Median rent

$421

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

633 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

1,983 (60.9%)

Age 65+

651 (20%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,685 (83%)

Born overseas

549 (17%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,048 · 86.3%

Māori

237 · 6.7%

Pacific

75 · 2.1%

Asian

75 · 2.1%

MELAA

24 · 0.7%

Other

72 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,484 · 100%

Not owned

711 · 28.8%

Other

153 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

942 (25.6%)

Two families

24 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,706 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Darfield a safe suburb to live in?

  Darfield has a safety score of 80/100, making it the #70 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Darfield?

  The annual crime rate in Darfield is 12.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Glentunnel (Canterbury)
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