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Woolston South Safety Snapshot

Canterbury, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Woolston South 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 Woolston South is 193.2 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (471 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; Woolston South is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
4 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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193.2
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼15.8%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 44.0%
    Theft accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 41.0%
    Burglary accounts for 41.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 5.0%
    Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Woolston South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

489

Households

228

Median income

$67,289

Median rent

$372

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
63 (12.9%)
Age 15-64
354 (72.4%)
Age 65+
69 (14.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
366 (75.3%)
Born overseas
120 (24.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
363 · 67.2%
Māori
66 · 12.2%
Pacific
30 · 5.6%
Asian
66 · 12.2%
MELAA
9 · 1.7%
Other
6 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
390 · 100%
Not owned
228 · 58.5%
Other
39 · 10%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
108 (15.9%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
573 (84.1%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Woolston South a safe suburb to live in?

    Woolston South has only 471 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 Woolston South?

    The annual crime rate in Woolston South is 193.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Woolston South

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