Eiffelton Safety Snapshot

Is Eiffelton safe? Yes. Eiffelton has a safety score of 83/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 83% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #57 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Eiffelton is 9.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #57 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 January 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 5.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 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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Eiffelton Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,601

Households

939

Median income

$113,513

Median rent

$266

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

591 (22.7%)

Age 15-64

1,617 (62.2%)

Age 65+

396 (15.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,142 (83%)

Born overseas

438 (17%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,220 · 81.4%

Māori

156 · 5.7%

Pacific

36 · 1.3%

Asian

222 · 8.1%

MELAA

45 · 1.7%

Other

48 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,920 · 99.8%

Not owned

765 · 39.8%

Other

102 · 5.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

738 (26.5%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,037 (73.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Eiffelton a safe suburb to live in?

  Eiffelton has a safety score of 83/100, making it the #57 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Eiffelton?

  The annual crime rate in Eiffelton is 9.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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