Rawhiti Safety Snapshot

Is Rawhiti safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Rawhiti has a safety score of 11/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 11% of New Zealand suburbs, with 99 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #254 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Rawhiti is 99 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #254 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, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 74.1%
  Theft accounts for 74.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 17.8%
  Burglary accounts for 17.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.4%
  Assault accounts for 6.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Rawhiti Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,024

Households

1,221

Median income

$69,675

Median rent

$384

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

591 (19.5%)

Age 15-64

1,956 (64.7%)

Age 65+

465 (15.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,472 (82.3%)

Born overseas

531 (17.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,619 · 73.8%

Māori

543 · 15.3%

Pacific

186 · 5.2%

Asian

126 · 3.6%

MELAA

30 · 0.8%

Other

45 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,229 · 99.5%

Not owned

1,089 · 48.6%

Other

192 · 8.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

705 (19.6%)

Two families

21 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,865 (79.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rawhiti a safe suburb to live in?

  Rawhiti has a safety score of 11/100, making it the #254 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rawhiti?

  The annual crime rate in Rawhiti is 99 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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