Ravenswood Safety Snapshot

Is Ravenswood safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ravenswood has a safety score of 10/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 10% of New Zealand suburbs, with 116.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #260 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Ravenswood is 116.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #260 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 January 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 88.1%
  Theft accounts for 88.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Ravenswood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,155

Households

435

Median income

$108,972

Median rent

$567

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

261 (22.6%)

Age 15-64

765 (66.2%)

Age 65+

120 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

819 (71.8%)

Born overseas

321 (28.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

927 · 71.4%

Māori

132 · 10.2%

Pacific

27 · 2.1%

Asian

162 · 12.5%

MELAA

33 · 2.5%

Other

18 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

831 · 100%

Not owned

300 · 36.4%

Other

48 · 5.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

345 (26.7%)

Two families

3 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

942 (73%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ravenswood a safe suburb to live in?

  Ravenswood has a safety score of 10/100, making it the #260 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ravenswood?

  The annual crime rate in Ravenswood is 116.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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