Rākaia Safety Snapshot

Is Rākaia safe? About average. Rākaia has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #174 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Rākaia is 40 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #174 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 April 2026, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.0%
  Theft accounts for 43.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Rākaia Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,575

Households

621

Median income

$84,704

Median rent

$350

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

294 (18.7%)

Age 15-64

1,014 (64.4%)

Age 65+

258 (16.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,341 (85.6%)

Born overseas

225 (14.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,350 · 76.8%

Māori

186 · 10.6%

Pacific

105 · 6%

Asian

75 · 4.3%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

33 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,185 · 100%

Not owned

399 · 33.8%

Other

96 · 8.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

417 (22.5%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,422 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rākaia a safe suburb to live in?

  Rākaia has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #174 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rākaia?

  The annual crime rate in Rākaia is 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Chertsey (Canterbury)