Fairlie Safety Snapshot

Is Fairlie safe? Yes. Fairlie has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #47 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Fairlie is 17.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #47 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 April 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Fairlie Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

912

Households

390

Median income

$63,193

Median rent

$289

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

138 (15.1%)

Age 15-64

543 (59.5%)

Age 65+

246 (27%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

732 (81.1%)

Born overseas

171 (18.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

816 · 82.7%

Māori

93 · 9.4%

Pacific

12 · 1.2%

Asian

54 · 5.5%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

9 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

732 · 100%

Not owned

258 · 35.2%

Other

42 · 5.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

243 (21.2%)

Two families

6 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

897 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Fairlie a safe suburb to live in?

  Fairlie has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #47 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Fairlie?

  The annual crime rate in Fairlie is 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Opua (Mackenzie District) (Canterbury)