Loburn Safety Snapshot

Is Loburn safe? Yes. Loburn has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #48 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Loburn is 15.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #48 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 May 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Loburn Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,352

Households

849

Median income

$106,727

Median rent

$325

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

402 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

1,557 (66.2%)

Age 65+

396 (16.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,881 (80.1%)

Born overseas

468 (19.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,250 · 88.4%

Māori

177 · 7%

Pacific

30 · 1.2%

Asian

42 · 1.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

39 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,809 · 99.8%

Not owned

501 · 27.6%

Other

138 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

642 (25.4%)

Two families

27 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,863 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Loburn a safe suburb to live in?

  Loburn has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #48 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Loburn?

  The annual crime rate in Loburn is 15.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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