Phillipstown Safety Snapshot

Is Phillipstown safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Phillipstown has a safety score of 6/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 6% of New Zealand suburbs, with 84.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #271 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Phillipstown is 84.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #271 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, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 47.4%
  Theft accounts for 47.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 39.0%
  Burglary accounts for 39.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.2%
  Assault accounts for 12.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Phillipstown Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,098

Households

1,761

Median income

$63,990

Median rent

$326

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

645 (15.7%)

Age 15-64

3,117 (76.1%)

Age 65+

369 (9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,742 (67.9%)

Born overseas

1,296 (32.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,484 · 52.5%

Māori

723 · 15.3%

Pacific

363 · 7.7%

Asian

999 · 21.1%

MELAA

93 · 2%

Other

69 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,093 · 100%

Not owned

2,229 · 72.3%

Other

345 · 11.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

795 (15.4%)

Two families

39 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

4,335 (83.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Phillipstown a safe suburb to live in?

  Phillipstown has a safety score of 6/100, making it the #271 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Phillipstown?

  The annual crime rate in Phillipstown is 84.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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