Glentunnel Safety Snapshot

Is Glentunnel safe? Yes. Glentunnel has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Glentunnel is 7.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 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, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Glentunnel Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,185

Households

498

Median income

$80,411

Median rent

$310

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

732 (61.8%)

Age 65+

237 (20%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

957 (81%)

Born overseas

225 (19%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,143 · 89%

Māori

93 · 7.2%

Pacific

12 · 0.9%

Asian

15 · 1.2%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

18 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

912 · 100%

Not owned

252 · 27.7%

Other

66 · 7.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

333 (22.7%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,128 (76.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glentunnel a safe suburb to live in?

  Glentunnel has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #21 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 Glentunnel?

  The annual crime rate in Glentunnel is 7.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Darfield (Canterbury)