Southbridge Safety Snapshot

Is Southbridge safe? About average. Southbridge has a safety score of 56/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 56% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #136 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Southbridge is 12.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #136 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 December 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Southbridge Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,517

Households

972

Median income

$97,400

Median rent

$291

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

474 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,647 (65.4%)

Age 65+

420 (16.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,070 (82%)

Born overseas

453 (18%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,229 · 79.6%

Māori

282 · 10.1%

Pacific

84 · 3%

Asian

132 · 4.7%

MELAA

30 · 1.1%

Other

42 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,953 · 100%

Not owned

738 · 38.1%

Other

117 · 6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

684 (24%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,151 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Southbridge a safe suburb to live in?

  Southbridge has a safety score of 56/100, making it the #136 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 68% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Southbridge?

  The annual crime rate in Southbridge is 12.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Leeston (Canterbury)