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Kaiapoi East Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Kaiapoi East safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Kaiapoi East is 138.9 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (288 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Kaiapoi East is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
9 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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138.9
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▲71.4%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 30.0%
    Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 6.0%
    Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 4.0%
    Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
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Kaiapoi East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

294

Households

183

Median income

$45,161

Median rent

$177

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
15 (5.1%)
Age 15-64
120 (40.8%)
Age 65+
144 (49%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
249 (88.3%)
Born overseas
33 (11.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
252 · 84%
Māori
27 · 9%
Pacific
12 · 4%
Asian
6 · 2%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
3 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
240 · 100%
Not owned
60 · 25%
Other
30 · 12.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
57 (11.2%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
453 (88.8%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Kaiapoi East a safe suburb to live in?

    Kaiapoi East has only 288 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Kaiapoi East?

    The annual crime rate in Kaiapoi East is 138.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Kaiapoi East

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