Levels Valley Safety Snapshot

Is Levels Valley safe? Yes. Levels Valley has a safety score of 90/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 90% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #37 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Levels Valley is 11.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #37 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 October 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Levels Valley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,059

Households

414

Median income

$91,922

Median rent

$291

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

201 (19%)

Age 15-64

654 (61.8%)

Age 65+

201 (19%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

912 (85.6%)

Born overseas

153 (14.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

984 · 85.9%

Māori

84 · 7.3%

Pacific

6 · 0.5%

Asian

27 · 2.4%

MELAA

18 · 1.6%

Other

27 · 2.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

813 · 100%

Not owned

255 · 31.5%

Other

48 · 5.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

315 (25.5%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

918 (74.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Levels Valley a safe suburb to live in?

  Levels Valley has a safety score of 90/100, making it the #37 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Levels Valley?

  The annual crime rate in Levels Valley is 11.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Pleasant Point (Canterbury)