Kirwee Safety Snapshot

Is Kirwee safe? Yes. Kirwee has a safety score of 84/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 84% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #56 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Kirwee is 20.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #56 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kirwee Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,488

Households

549

Median income

$115,145

Median rent

$402

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

321 (21.6%)

Age 15-64

936 (62.9%)

Age 65+

237 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,230 (82.5%)

Born overseas

261 (17.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,410 · 88.8%

Māori

93 · 5.9%

Pacific

24 · 1.5%

Asian

33 · 2.1%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

24 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,122 · 100%

Not owned

282 · 25.2%

Other

60 · 5.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

444 (27.1%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,188 (72.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kirwee a safe suburb to live in?

  Kirwee has a safety score of 84/100, making it the #56 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kirwee?

  The annual crime rate in Kirwee is 20.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Darfield (Canterbury)