Ladbrooks Safety Snapshot

Is Ladbrooks safe? Yes. Ladbrooks has a safety score of 88/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 88% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #44 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Ladbrooks is 12.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #44 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 September 2025, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.

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Ladbrooks Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,785

Households

618

Median income

$131,632

Median rent

$329

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

342 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

1,146 (64.2%)

Age 65+

312 (17.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,500 (84.3%)

Born overseas

279 (15.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,707 · 88.9%

Māori

114 · 5.9%

Pacific

6 · 0.3%

Asian

57 · 3%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

27 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,383 · 99.6%

Not owned

438 · 31.5%

Other

66 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

492 (26.9%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,323 (72.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ladbrooks a safe suburb to live in?

  Ladbrooks has a safety score of 88/100, making it the #44 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 100% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ladbrooks?

  The annual crime rate in Ladbrooks is 12.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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