Springston Safety Snapshot

Is Springston safe? About average. Springston has a safety score of 57/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 57% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #132 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury.

The annual total crime rate in Springston is 25.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #132 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 23.0%
  Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Springston Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,121

Households

750

Median income

$109,819

Median rent

$370

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

387 (18.2%)

Age 15-64

1,392 (65.6%)

Age 65+

351 (16.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,770 (83.7%)

Born overseas

345 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,947 · 83.9%

Māori

183 · 7.9%

Pacific

51 · 2.2%

Asian

99 · 4.3%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

30 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,638 · 100%

Not owned

588 · 36%

Other

108 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

543 (24.4%)

Two families

24 (1.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,653 (74.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Springston a safe suburb to live in?

  Springston has a safety score of 57/100, making it the #132 safest of 288 ranked suburbs in Canterbury Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Springston?

  The annual crime rate in Springston is 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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