Ensors Safety Snapshot

Is Ensors safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ensors has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 78.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #244 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Ensors is 78.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #244 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 October 2025, November 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 50.8%
  Theft accounts for 50.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.7%
  Burglary accounts for 37.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.2%
  Assault accounts for 8.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.5%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Ensors Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,346

Households

972

Median income

$71,206

Median rent

$350

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

426 (18.2%)

Age 15-64

1,617 (68.9%)

Age 65+

321 (13.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,845 (79.4%)

Born overseas

480 (20.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,965 · 71.6%

Māori

402 · 14.6%

Pacific

126 · 4.6%

Asian

180 · 6.6%

MELAA

36 · 1.3%

Other

36 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,773 · 100%

Not owned

900 · 50.8%

Other

132 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

564 (19.5%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,313 (80.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ensors a safe suburb to live in?

  Ensors has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #244 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ensors?

  The annual crime rate in Ensors is 78.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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