Strowan Safety Snapshot

Is Strowan safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Strowan has a safety score of 22/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 22% of New Zealand suburbs, with 48.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #223 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Strowan is 48.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #223 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 December 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 64.5%
  Theft accounts for 64.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.6%
  Burglary accounts for 26.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.1%
  Assault accounts for 4.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.4 percent of incidents.

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Strowan Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,564

Households

1,263

Median income

$127,404

Median rent

$429

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

714 (20%)

Age 15-64

2,211 (62%)

Age 65+

627 (17.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,772 (78%)

Born overseas

780 (22%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,144 · 81.8%

Māori

243 · 6.3%

Pacific

75 · 2%

Asian

300 · 7.8%

MELAA

45 · 1.2%

Other

36 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,664 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,107 · 41.4%

Other

177 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

900 (23.7%)

Two families

9 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,892 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Strowan a safe suburb to live in?

  Strowan has a safety score of 22/100, making it the #223 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Strowan?

  The annual crime rate in Strowan is 48.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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