Windsor Safety Snapshot

Is Windsor safe? About average. Windsor has a safety score of 41/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 41% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #37 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Windsor is 39.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #37 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 75.4%
  Theft accounts for 75.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.4%
  Burglary accounts for 15.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.4%
  Assault accounts for 5.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Windsor Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,288

Households

1,530

Median income

$72,872

Median rent

$384

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

558 (17%)

Age 15-64

1,809 (55%)

Age 65+

912 (27.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,676 (81.8%)

Born overseas

597 (18.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,769 · 74.7%

Māori

411 · 11.1%

Pacific

90 · 2.4%

Asian

339 · 9.1%

MELAA

45 · 1.2%

Other

51 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,670 · 100%

Not owned

966 · 36.4%

Other

75 · 2.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

867 (19%)

Two families

9 (0.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,687 (80.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Windsor a safe suburb to live in?

  Windsor has a safety score of 41/100, making it the #37 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Windsor?

  The annual crime rate in Windsor is 39.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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