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Lilybrook Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Lilybrook safe? About average. Lilybrook has a safety score of 68/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 68% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #101 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Lilybrook is 27.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #101 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
68 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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27.5
Regional rank #101 / 288 (Top 50%)
3-Month Trend
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▼36.8%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 32.0%
    Theft accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 26.0%
    Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 18.0%
    Assault accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
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Lilybrook Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,880

Households

1,191

Median income

$65,658

Median rent

$391

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
471 (16.4%)
Age 15-64
1,632 (56.7%)
Age 65+
738 (25.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
2,454 (85.4%)
Born overseas
420 (14.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
2,652 · 82.3%
Māori
378 · 11.7%
Pacific
63 · 2%
Asian
84 · 2.6%
MELAA
12 · 0.4%
Other
33 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
2,271 · 100%
Not owned
966 · 42.8%
Other
162 · 7.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
753 (21.1%)
Two families
15 (0.4%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
2,808 (78.5%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Lilybrook a safe suburb to live in?

    Lilybrook has a safety score of 68/100, making it the #101 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Lilybrook?

    The annual crime rate in Lilybrook is 27.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Lilybrook

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