Springlands Safety Snapshot

Is Springlands safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Springlands has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 54.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough.

The annual total crime rate in Springlands is 54.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 75.6%
  Theft accounts for 75.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.5%
  Burglary accounts for 14.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.8%
  Assault accounts for 7.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Springlands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,582

Households

1,323

Median income

$92,741

Median rent

$420

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

561 (15.7%)

Age 15-64

1,995 (55.7%)

Age 65+

1,077 (30.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,859 (80.2%)

Born overseas

708 (19.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,063 · 76.4%

Māori

474 · 11.8%

Pacific

126 · 3.1%

Asian

261 · 6.5%

MELAA

51 · 1.3%

Other

36 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,805 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,032 · 36.6%

Other

216 · 7.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

915 (23.3%)

Two families

33 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,982 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Springlands a safe suburb to live in?

  Springlands has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #21 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Marlborough Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Springlands?

  The annual crime rate in Springlands is 54.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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