Bethlehem North Safety Snapshot

Is Bethlehem North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Bethlehem North has a safety score of 6/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 6% of New Zealand suburbs, with 165.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #128 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Bethlehem North is 165.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #128 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 November 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 87.4%
  Theft accounts for 87.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.9%
  Burglary accounts for 6.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.7%
  Assault accounts for 4.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Bethlehem North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,645

Households

1,536

Median income

$78,679

Median rent

$462

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

435 (11.9%)

Age 15-64

1,485 (40.7%)

Age 65+

1,749 (48%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,799 (77.5%)

Born overseas

813 (22.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,033 · 76.6%

Māori

576 · 14.6%

Pacific

57 · 1.4%

Asian

255 · 6.4%

MELAA

9 · 0.2%

Other

27 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,012 · 99.4%

Not owned

903 · 29.8%

Other

204 · 6.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

978 (21.3%)

Two families

36 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,582 (77.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bethlehem North a safe suburb to live in?

  Bethlehem North has a safety score of 6/100, making it the #128 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bethlehem North?

  The annual crime rate in Bethlehem North is 165.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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