Arataki North Safety Snapshot

Is Arataki North safe? About average. Arataki North has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #45 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Arataki North is 25.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #45 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 November 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.0%
  Theft accounts for 43.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.0%
  Burglary accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Arataki North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,204

Households

1,194

Median income

$98,340

Median rent

$555

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

564 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,947 (60.8%)

Age 65+

681 (21.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,505 (78.6%)

Born overseas

684 (21.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,610 · 71.4%

Māori

660 · 18%

Pacific

81 · 2.2%

Asian

162 · 4.4%

MELAA

102 · 2.8%

Other

42 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,436 · 100%

Not owned

1,158 · 47.7%

Other

228 · 9.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

780 (21.9%)

Two families

30 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,742 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Arataki North a safe suburb to live in?

  Arataki North has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #45 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Arataki North?

  The annual crime rate in Arataki North is 25.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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