Spring Creek-Grovetown

Spring Creek-Grovetown recorded 12 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 11.2 per 1,000 residents across about 1,068 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Spring Creek-Grovetown is 11.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 12 recorded offences across about 1,068 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Spring Creek-Grovetown is theft, with 6 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 50% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (4).

Recorded offences in Spring Creek-Grovetown have fallen 66.7% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Spring Creek-Grovetown ranks 19 of 27 suburbs in Marlborough Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Spring Creek-Grovetown only with other suburbs in Marlborough Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Spring Creek-Grovetown, Marlborough District come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.