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Mount Pleasant Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Mount Pleasant safe? Yes. Mount Pleasant has a safety score of 85/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 85% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #54 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Mount Pleasant is 15.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #54 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 November 2025, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
85 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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15.3
Regional rank #54 / 288 (Top 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼15.4%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 42.0%
    Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 15.0%
    Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 1.0%
    Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Mount Pleasant Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,909

Households

1,572

Median income

$126,112

Median rent

$548

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
621 (15.9%)
Age 15-64
2,352 (60.2%)
Age 65+
927 (23.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
2,892 (74.6%)
Born overseas
984 (25.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
3,666 · 88.4%
Māori
234 · 5.6%
Pacific
36 · 0.9%
Asian
141 · 3.4%
MELAA
30 · 0.7%
Other
39 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
3,129 · 99.7%
Not owned
792 · 25.2%
Other
150 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
1,191 (25.4%)
Two families
27 (0.6%)
Three+ families
3 (0.1%)
Other composition
3,462 (73.9%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Mount Pleasant a safe suburb to live in?

    Mount Pleasant has a safety score of 85/100, making it the #54 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 97% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Mount Pleasant?

    The annual crime rate in Mount Pleasant is 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Mount Pleasant

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