Mackenzie Lakes Safety Snapshot

Is Mackenzie Lakes safe? About average. Mackenzie Lakes has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #169 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Mackenzie Lakes is 39.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #169 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 31.0%
  Theft accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Mackenzie Lakes Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,131

Households

513

Median income

$84,638

Median rent

$245

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

153 (13.5%)

Age 15-64

837 (74%)

Age 65+

144 (12.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

615 (55.6%)

Born overseas

492 (44.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

774 · 65.2%

Māori

54 · 4.5%

Pacific

21 · 1.8%

Asian

252 · 21.2%

MELAA

63 · 5.3%

Other

24 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

858 · 99.3%

Not owned

525 · 60.8%

Other

123 · 14.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

219 (15.7%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,176 (84.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mackenzie Lakes a safe suburb to live in?

  Mackenzie Lakes has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #169 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mackenzie Lakes?

  The annual crime rate in Mackenzie Lakes is 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz