Golden Springs Safety Snapshot

Is Golden Springs safe? About average. Golden Springs has a safety score of 41/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 41% of New Zealand suburbs, with 35.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #121 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Golden Springs is 35.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #121 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 33.0%
  Burglary accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 26.0%
  Theft accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.

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Golden Springs Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,857

Households

648

Median income

$102,950

Median rent

$221

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

450 (24.2%)

Age 15-64

1,227 (66.1%)

Age 65+

156 (8.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,581 (85.8%)

Born overseas

261 (14.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,422 · 64.1%

Māori

579 · 26.1%

Pacific

48 · 2.2%

Asian

135 · 6.1%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

21 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,197 · 100%

Not owned

693 · 57.9%

Other

192 · 16%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

426 (22.8%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,434 (76.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Golden Springs a safe suburb to live in?

  Golden Springs has a safety score of 41/100, making it the #121 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Golden Springs?

  The annual crime rate in Golden Springs is 35.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz