Rangitata Safety Snapshot

Is Rangitata safe? About average. Rangitata has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #119 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Rangitata is 12.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #119 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, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Rangitata Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,647

Households

654

Median income

$88,226

Median rent

$251

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (18.6%)

Age 15-64

945 (57.4%)

Age 65+

354 (21.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,326 (80.8%)

Born overseas

315 (19.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,473 · 84.5%

Māori

93 · 5.3%

Pacific

9 · 0.5%

Asian

108 · 6.2%

MELAA

39 · 2.2%

Other

21 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,269 · 100%

Not owned

432 · 34.5%

Other

75 · 6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

459 (23.8%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,458 (75.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rangitata a safe suburb to live in?

  Rangitata has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #119 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rangitata?

  The annual crime rate in Rangitata is 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Geraldine (Canterbury)