Styx Safety Snapshot

Is Styx safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Styx has a safety score of 18/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 18% of New Zealand suburbs, with 82.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #229 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Styx is 82.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #229 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, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 47.0%
  Theft accounts for 47.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Styx Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,065

Households

390

Median income

$89,803

Median rent

$355

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

150 (14.1%)

Age 15-64

714 (67%)

Age 65+

189 (17.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

903 (85%)

Born overseas

159 (15%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

972 · 82.4%

Māori

120 · 10.2%

Pacific

15 · 1.3%

Asian

51 · 4.3%

MELAA

6 · 0.5%

Other

15 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

810 · 98.2%

Not owned

324 · 39.3%

Other

93 · 11.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

234 (20.4%)

Two families

15 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

900 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Styx a safe suburb to live in?

  Styx has a safety score of 18/100, making it the #229 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Styx?

  The annual crime rate in Styx is 82.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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