Spotswood Safety Snapshot

Is Spotswood safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Spotswood has a safety score of 29/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 29% of New Zealand suburbs, with 38.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #53 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Spotswood is 38.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #53 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 52.7%
  Theft accounts for 52.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.1%
  Burglary accounts for 29.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.9%
  Assault accounts for 14.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.

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Spotswood Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,858

Households

1,461

Median income

$75,530

Median rent

$393

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

741 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

2,496 (64.7%)

Age 65+

615 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,219 (84%)

Born overseas

615 (16%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,093 · 66.5%

Māori

1,041 · 22.4%

Pacific

177 · 3.8%

Asian

213 · 4.6%

MELAA

63 · 1.4%

Other

63 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,841 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,389 · 48.8%

Other

279 · 9.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

924 (21.4%)

Two families

18 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,372 (78.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Spotswood a safe suburb to live in?

  Spotswood has a safety score of 29/100, making it the #53 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Spotswood?

  The annual crime rate in Spotswood is 38.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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