Templemore Safety Snapshot

Is Templemore safe? Yes. Templemore has a safety score of 84/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 84% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman.

The annual total crime rate in Templemore is 14.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, May 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.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Templemore Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,040

Households

714

Median income

$112,638

Median rent

$550

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

306 (15%)

Age 15-64

1,161 (56.9%)

Age 65+

582 (28.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,641 (80.7%)

Born overseas

393 (19.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,923 · 87.1%

Māori

111 · 5%

Pacific

33 · 1.5%

Asian

102 · 4.6%

MELAA

24 · 1.1%

Other

15 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,656 · 98.9%

Not owned

576 · 34.4%

Other

72 · 4.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

576 (26.9%)

Two families

15 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,551 (72.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Templemore a safe suburb to live in?

  Templemore has a safety score of 84/100, making it the #16 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. 63% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Templemore?

  The annual crime rate in Templemore is 14.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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