Onepu Spring Safety Snapshot

Is Onepu Spring safe? About average. Onepu Spring has a safety score of 53/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 53% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #62 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Onepu Spring is 27.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #62 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Onepu Spring Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,290

Households

420

Median income

$112,632

Median rent

$296

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

273 (21.2%)

Age 15-64

795 (61.6%)

Age 65+

213 (16.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,101 (87.2%)

Born overseas

162 (12.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

882 · 56.3%

Māori

576 · 36.8%

Pacific

36 · 2.3%

Asian

48 · 3.1%

MELAA

12 · 0.8%

Other

12 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

855 · 100%

Not owned

300 · 35.2%

Other

168 · 19.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

282 (22.9%)

Two families

30 (2.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

918 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Onepu Spring a safe suburb to live in?

  Onepu Spring has a safety score of 53/100, making it the #62 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Onepu Spring?

  The annual crime rate in Onepu Spring is 27.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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