The safest suburb in Taranaki is Glen Avon, with a safety score of 100/100 and 1.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Ferndale and Omata come next. These rankings cover 61 Taranaki suburbs, using NZ Police data.
Police data to August 2026
| # | Suburb | Safety score | Crimes per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Avon | 100/100 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Ferndale | 100/100 | 4.1 |
| 3 | Omata | 99/100 | 9.1 |
| 4 | Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) | 99/100 | 5.4 |
| 5 | Whalers Gate | 99/100 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Mangaoraka | 98/100 | 5.9 |
| 7 | Tikorangi | 98/100 | 4.9 |
| 8 | Kaitake | 98/100 | 5.8 |
| 9 | Te Roti-Moeroa | 96/100 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Everett Park | 94/100 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Kaponga-Mangatoki | 93/100 | 13.1 |
| 12 | Douglas | 89/100 | 11 |
| 13 | Stratford South | 88/100 | 11.1 |
| 14 | Mount Messenger | 88/100 | 14.6 |
| 15 | Toko | 87/100 | 7.1 |
| 16 | Taungatara | 87/100 | 21 |
| 17 | Bell Block East-Puketapu | 84/100 | 13.7 |
| 18 | Pembroke | 83/100 | 14.3 |
| 19 | Mangorei | 81/100 | 11 |
| 20 | Inglewood | 79/100 | 15.6 |
Scores compare each suburb with every ranked suburb in New Zealand; higher is safer. How the score works. Suburbs with very few residents or incomplete Police records are not ranked.
