Newfield Safety Snapshot

Is Newfield safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Newfield has a safety score of 26/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 26% of New Zealand suburbs, with 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #45 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Newfield is 54 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #45 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 72.6%
  Theft accounts for 72.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.2%
  Burglary accounts for 20.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.8%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Newfield Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,292

Households

891

Median income

$76,942

Median rent

$346

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

402 (17.5%)

Age 15-64

1,398 (61%)

Age 65+

495 (21.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,974 (86.2%)

Born overseas

315 (13.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,914 · 71.6%

Māori

438 · 16.4%

Pacific

105 · 3.9%

Asian

174 · 6.5%

MELAA

24 · 0.9%

Other

18 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,791 · 99.3%

Not owned

786 · 43.6%

Other

90 · 5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

546 (20.7%)

Two families

9 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,082 (79%)

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

FAQ

• Is Newfield a safe suburb to live in?

  Newfield has a safety score of 26/100, making it the #45 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Newfield?

  The annual crime rate in Newfield is 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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