Parkside

Timaru District•Canterbury Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

39

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

23.6

(Population: 2412)

Total Crimes (12m)

57

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#185 / 331

(middle 56%)

3 Month Trend Change

+7.7%

Safety Score

Parkside Overview

Crime Count

No data

0

20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (63.2%), burglary (17.5%), and assault (10.5%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Parkside is 23.6318 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 185 within Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Sep 2024.

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Crime activity peaked in December 2022, January 2023, and September 2024.

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