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Tower Junction Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Tower Junction 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 Tower Junction is 1,207.6 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (159 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; Tower Junction is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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1,207.6
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▲8.9%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 81.3%
    Theft accounts for 81.3 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 12.5%
    Burglary accounts for 12.5 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 4.2%
    Assault accounts for 4.2 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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Tower Junction Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

162

Households

63

Median income

$50,352

Median rent

$390

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
0 (0%)
Age 15-64
9 (5.6%)
Age 65+
138 (85.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
126 (79.2%)
Born overseas
33 (20.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
147 · 89.1%
Māori
3 · 1.8%
Pacific
3 · 1.8%
Asian
9 · 5.5%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
3 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
129 · 100%
Not owned
45 · 34.9%
Other
33 · 25.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
21 (11.9%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
156 (88.1%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Tower Junction a safe suburb to live in?

    Tower Junction has only 159 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 Tower Junction?

    The annual crime rate in Tower Junction is 1,207.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Tower Junction

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