Geraldine Safety Snapshot

Is Geraldine safe? Yes. Geraldine has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #90 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Geraldine is 14.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #90 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, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Geraldine Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,018

Households

1,320

Median income

$62,987

Median rent

$304

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

480 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

1,479 (49%)

Age 65+

1,083 (35.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,469 (81.7%)

Born overseas

552 (18.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,778 · 85.1%

Māori

228 · 7%

Pacific

60 · 1.8%

Asian

135 · 4.1%

MELAA

21 · 0.6%

Other

42 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,406 · 100%

Not owned

738 · 30.8%

Other

150 · 6.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

822 (20.8%)

Two families

15 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,108 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Geraldine a safe suburb to live in?

  Geraldine has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #90 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Geraldine?

  The annual crime rate in Geraldine is 14.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Rangitata (Canterbury)
• Arundel (Canterbury)