Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai Safety Snapshot

Is Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai safe? Yes. Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #63 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai is 16.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #63 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 October 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 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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Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,218

Households

474

Median income

$83,947

Median rent

$189

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

267 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

807 (66.3%)

Age 65+

150 (12.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

816 (67.3%)

Born overseas

396 (32.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

843 · 63%

Māori

135 · 10.1%

Pacific

24 · 1.8%

Asian

300 · 22.4%

MELAA

24 · 1.8%

Other

12 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

894 · 100%

Not owned

552 · 62.2%

Other

66 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

303 (21.6%)

Two families

9 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,092 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai a safe suburb to live in?

  Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #63 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai?

  The annual crime rate in Morven-Glenavy-Ikawai is 16.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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