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Lancaster Park Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Lancaster Park 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 Lancaster Park is 1,395.2 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (210 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; Lancaster Park is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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1,395.2
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼32%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 64.2%
    Theft accounts for 64.2 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 29.0%
    Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 5.1%
    Assault accounts for 5.1 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.
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Lancaster Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

228

Households

78

Median income

$85,096

Median rent

$380

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
33 (14.5%)
Age 15-64
171 (75%)
Age 65+
24 (10.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
150 (65.8%)
Born overseas
78 (34.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
129 · 47.3%
Māori
66 · 24.2%
Pacific
21 · 7.7%
Asian
54 · 19.8%
MELAA
3 · 1.1%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
171 · 100%
Not owned
150 · 87.7%
Other
18 · 10.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
30 (13.5%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
192 (86.5%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Lancaster Park a safe suburb to live in?

    Lancaster Park has only 210 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 Lancaster Park?

    The annual crime rate in Lancaster Park is 1,395.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Lancaster Park

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