Wainoni Safety Snapshot

Is Wainoni safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Wainoni has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 93.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #236 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Wainoni is 93.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #236 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 73.5%
  Theft accounts for 73.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 17.2%
  Burglary accounts for 17.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.8%
  Assault accounts for 7.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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Wainoni Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,865

Households

1,107

Median income

$71,209

Median rent

$376

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (18.6%)

Age 15-64

1,929 (67.3%)

Age 65+

405 (14.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,337 (81.9%)

Born overseas

516 (18.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,178 · 62.6%

Māori

666 · 19.1%

Pacific

252 · 7.2%

Asian

315 · 9.1%

MELAA

42 · 1.2%

Other

27 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,124 · 99.2%

Not owned

1,062 · 49.6%

Other

204 · 9.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

648 (19.9%)

Two families

24 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,580 (79.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wainoni a safe suburb to live in?

  Wainoni has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #236 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 Wainoni?

  The annual crime rate in Wainoni is 93.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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