Westmere South-Western Springs Safety Snapshot

Is Westmere South-Western Springs safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Westmere South-Western Springs has a safety score of 19/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 19% of New Zealand suburbs, with 90 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #478 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Westmere South-Western Springs is 90 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #478 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 76.6%
  Theft accounts for 76.6 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.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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Westmere South-Western Springs Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,853

Households

1,041

Median income

$161,863

Median rent

$630

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (17.2%)

Age 15-64

2,046 (71.7%)

Age 65+

303 (10.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,130 (75.4%)

Born overseas

696 (24.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,409 · 72.6%

Māori

330 · 9.9%

Pacific

228 · 6.9%

Asian

225 · 6.8%

MELAA

81 · 2.4%

Other

45 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,268 · 100%

Not owned

1,080 · 47.9%

Other

114 · 5.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

690 (22.3%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,379 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Westmere South-Western Springs a safe suburb to live in?

  Westmere South-Western Springs has a safety score of 19/100, making it the #478 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Westmere South-Western Springs?

  The annual crime rate in Westmere South-Western Springs is 90 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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