Pegasus Safety Snapshot

Is Pegasus safe? Yes. Pegasus has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #46 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Pegasus is 8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #46 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 January 2026, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Pegasus Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,915

Households

1,497

Median income

$111,507

Median rent

$541

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

783 (20%)

Age 15-64

2,391 (61.1%)

Age 65+

756 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,760 (70.8%)

Born overseas

1,140 (29.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,558 · 82.6%

Māori

339 · 7.9%

Pacific

63 · 1.5%

Asian

225 · 5.2%

MELAA

57 · 1.3%

Other

66 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,012 · 100%

Not owned

846 · 28.1%

Other

138 · 4.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,197 (26.7%)

Two families

21 (0.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,258 (72.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pegasus a safe suburb to live in?

  Pegasus has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #46 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pegasus?

  The annual crime rate in Pegasus is 8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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