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Timaru East Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Timaru East safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Timaru East is 224.8 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (258 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Timaru East is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

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Crimes per 1,000 residents
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224.8
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼42.9%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 25.0%
    Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 18.0%
    Assault accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 11.0%
    Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 3.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Timaru East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

270

Households

120

Median income

$71,269

Median rent

$294

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
45 (16.7%)
Age 15-64
162 (60%)
Age 65+
60 (22.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
201 (76.1%)
Born overseas
63 (23.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
219 · 73.7%
Māori
33 · 11.1%
Pacific
21 · 7.1%
Asian
21 · 7.1%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
3 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
192 · 97%
Not owned
105 · 53%
Other
24 · 12.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
63 (18.9%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
270 (81.1%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Timaru East a safe suburb to live in?

    Timaru East has only 258 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Timaru East?

    The annual crime rate in Timaru East is 224.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Timaru East

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