Waitikiri Safety Snapshot

Is Waitikiri safe? Yes. Waitikiri has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #72 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Waitikiri is 19.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #72 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 October 2025, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 28.0%
  Theft accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault 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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Waitikiri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,619

Households

882

Median income

$137,863

Median rent

$558

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

465 (17.8%)

Age 15-64

1,698 (64.8%)

Age 65+

459 (17.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,148 (82.3%)

Born overseas

462 (17.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,397 · 82.8%

Māori

267 · 9.2%

Pacific

51 · 1.8%

Asian

120 · 4.1%

MELAA

24 · 0.8%

Other

36 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,094 · 99.9%

Not owned

627 · 29.9%

Other

48 · 2.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

741 (28.1%)

Two families

27 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,869 (70.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waitikiri a safe suburb to live in?

  Waitikiri has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #72 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waitikiri?

  The annual crime rate in Waitikiri is 19.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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