Ealing-Lowcliffe Safety Snapshot

Is Ealing-Lowcliffe safe? Yes. Ealing-Lowcliffe has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #14 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Ealing-Lowcliffe is 8.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #14 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 March 2026, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ealing-Lowcliffe Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,473

Households

597

Median income

$89,573

Median rent

$214

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

333 (22.6%)

Age 15-64

1,023 (69.5%)

Age 65+

117 (7.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,044 (71%)

Born overseas

426 (29%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,092 · 68.4%

Māori

141 · 8.8%

Pacific

12 · 0.8%

Asian

255 · 16%

MELAA

78 · 4.9%

Other

18 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,062 · 99.4%

Not owned

708 · 66.3%

Other

69 · 6.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

375 (21.4%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,377 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ealing-Lowcliffe a safe suburb to live in?

  Ealing-Lowcliffe has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #14 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ealing-Lowcliffe?

  The annual crime rate in Ealing-Lowcliffe is 8.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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