Parklands Safety Snapshot

Is Parklands safe? About average. Parklands has a safety score of 55/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 55% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #141 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Parklands is 24.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #141 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 October 2025, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 48.0%
  Theft accounts for 48.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.0%
  Burglary accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Parklands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,011

Households

1,479

Median income

$90,614

Median rent

$441

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

792 (19.7%)

Age 15-64

2,547 (63.5%)

Age 65+

654 (16.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,291 (82.2%)

Born overseas

711 (17.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,516 · 74.2%

Māori

687 · 14.5%

Pacific

219 · 4.6%

Asian

195 · 4.1%

MELAA

45 · 0.9%

Other

75 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,063 · 100%

Not owned

1,284 · 42%

Other

141 · 4.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,038 (23.4%)

Two families

42 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,351 (75.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Parklands a safe suburb to live in?

  Parklands has a safety score of 55/100, making it the #141 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Parklands?

  The annual crime rate in Parklands is 24.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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