Holmwood Safety Snapshot

Is Holmwood safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Holmwood has a safety score of 39/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 39% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #183 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Holmwood is 42.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #183 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, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 47.0%
  Theft accounts for 47.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 44.0%
  Burglary accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Holmwood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,205

Households

837

Median income

$163,985

Median rent

$546

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

1,365 (61.9%)

Age 65+

489 (22.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,692 (76.7%)

Born overseas

513 (23.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,908 · 80.4%

Māori

99 · 4.2%

Pacific

42 · 1.8%

Asian

255 · 10.7%

MELAA

33 · 1.4%

Other

36 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,785 · 100%

Not owned

558 · 31.3%

Other

72 · 4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

645 (25.8%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,833 (73.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Holmwood a safe suburb to live in?

  Holmwood has a safety score of 39/100, making it the #183 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Holmwood?

  The annual crime rate in Holmwood is 42.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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