Springfield South Safety Snapshot

Is Springfield South safe? Yes. Springfield South has a safety score of 70/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 70% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #41 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Springfield South is 19.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #41 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Springfield South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,971

Households

678

Median income

$121,869

Median rent

$546

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

396 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,170 (59.4%)

Age 65+

360 (18.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,491 (76.3%)

Born overseas

462 (23.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,539 · 65.5%

Māori

492 · 20.9%

Pacific

57 · 2.4%

Asian

201 · 8.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.8%

Other

42 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,446 · 100%

Not owned

459 · 31.7%

Other

114 · 7.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

516 (25.6%)

Two families

27 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,467 (72.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Springfield South a safe suburb to live in?

  Springfield South has a safety score of 70/100, making it the #41 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Springfield South?

  The annual crime rate in Springfield South is 19.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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