Bellevue Safety Snapshot

Is Bellevue safe? About average. Bellevue has a safety score of 69/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 69% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #43 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Bellevue is 15.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #43 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 September 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 24.0%
  Assault accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 23.0%
  Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.

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Bellevue Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,855

Households

1,293

Median income

$103,132

Median rent

$519

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

846 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

2,601 (67.5%)

Age 65+

399 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,907 (75.6%)

Born overseas

936 (24.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,120 · 69.1%

Māori

768 · 17%

Pacific

147 · 3.3%

Asian

375 · 8.3%

MELAA

36 · 0.8%

Other

69 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,802 · 100%

Not owned

1,305 · 46.6%

Other

204 · 7.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

945 (24.6%)

Two families

27 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,871 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bellevue a safe suburb to live in?

  Bellevue has a safety score of 69/100, making it the #43 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 61% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bellevue?

  The annual crime rate in Bellevue is 15.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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