Aongatete Safety Snapshot

Is Aongatete safe? Yes. Aongatete has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #29 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Aongatete is 16 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #29 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Aongatete Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,516

Households

1,326

Median income

$85,278

Median rent

$382

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

450 (12.8%)

Age 15-64

1,977 (56.2%)

Age 65+

1,026 (29.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,724 (77.6%)

Born overseas

786 (22.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,144 · 80.9%

Māori

378 · 9.7%

Pacific

105 · 2.7%

Asian

153 · 3.9%

MELAA

18 · 0.5%

Other

87 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,760 · 100%

Not owned

903 · 32.8%

Other

297 · 10.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

930 (23.7%)

Two families

60 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,928 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Aongatete a safe suburb to live in?

  Aongatete has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #29 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Aongatete?

  The annual crime rate in Aongatete is 16 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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