Arataki South Safety Snapshot

Is Arataki South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Arataki South has a safety score of 4/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 4% of New Zealand suburbs, with 189.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #131 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Arataki South is 189.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #131 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 82.7%
  Theft accounts for 82.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.3%
  Assault accounts for 8.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.1%
  Burglary accounts for 7.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Arataki South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,069

Households

1,071

Median income

$98,053

Median rent

$533

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

600 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

2,037 (66.4%)

Age 65+

435 (14.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,310 (76.2%)

Born overseas

720 (23.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,421 · 68%

Māori

681 · 19.1%

Pacific

102 · 2.9%

Asian

210 · 5.9%

MELAA

114 · 3.2%

Other

33 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,244 · 99.5%

Not owned

1,386 · 61.4%

Other

222 · 9.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

642 (20.2%)

Two families

39 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,487 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Arataki South a safe suburb to live in?

  Arataki South has a safety score of 4/100, making it the #131 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Arataki South?

  The annual crime rate in Arataki South is 189.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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