Starvation Hill-Cust Safety Snapshot

Is Starvation Hill-Cust safe? Yes. Starvation Hill-Cust has a safety score of 78/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 78% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #76 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Starvation Hill-Cust is 19.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #76 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 30.0%
  Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Starvation Hill-Cust Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,394

Households

870

Median income

$106,447

Median rent

$364

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

462 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

1,449 (60.5%)

Age 65+

495 (20.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,947 (81.2%)

Born overseas

450 (18.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,274 · 89.6%

Māori

156 · 6.1%

Pacific

6 · 0.2%

Asian

33 · 1.3%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

54 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,842 · 100%

Not owned

462 · 25.1%

Other

114 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

693 (26.9%)

Two families

27 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,860 (72.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Starvation Hill-Cust a safe suburb to live in?

  Starvation Hill-Cust has a safety score of 78/100, making it the #76 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Starvation Hill-Cust?

  The annual crime rate in Starvation Hill-Cust is 19.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• West Eyreton (Canterbury)