Appleby North (Invercargill City) Safety Snapshot

Is Appleby North (Invercargill City) safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Appleby North (Invercargill City) has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #47 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Appleby North (Invercargill City) is 47 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #47 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Appleby North (Invercargill City) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,842

Households

768

Median income

$49,184

Median rent

$276

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (16.6%)

Age 15-64

1,299 (70.5%)

Age 65+

240 (13%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,329 (73.5%)

Born overseas

480 (26.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,170 · 54.4%

Māori

426 · 19.8%

Pacific

147 · 6.8%

Asian

354 · 16.5%

MELAA

36 · 1.7%

Other

18 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,380 · 100%

Not owned

1,062 · 77%

Other

159 · 11.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

309 (13.7%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,929 (85.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Appleby North (Invercargill City) a safe suburb to live in?

  Appleby North (Invercargill City) has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #47 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Appleby North (Invercargill City)?

  The annual crime rate in Appleby North (Invercargill City) is 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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