Waltham Safety Snapshot

Is Waltham safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Waltham has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 104.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #263 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Waltham is 104.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #263 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 April 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 70.0%
  Theft accounts for 70.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.3%
  Burglary accounts for 23.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.5%
  Assault accounts for 4.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Waltham Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,175

Households

999

Median income

$73,899

Median rent

$389

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

312 (14.3%)

Age 15-64

1,629 (74.9%)

Age 65+

213 (9.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,422 (66.1%)

Born overseas

729 (33.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,455 · 59.4%

Māori

276 · 11.3%

Pacific

111 · 4.5%

Asian

471 · 19.2%

MELAA

90 · 3.7%

Other

48 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,731 · 100%

Not owned

1,170 · 67.9%

Other

135 · 7.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

486 (16.5%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,451 (83%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waltham a safe suburb to live in?

  Waltham has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #263 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waltham?

  The annual crime rate in Waltham is 104.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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