Bethlehem South Safety Snapshot

Is Bethlehem South safe? Yes. Bethlehem South has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #2 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Bethlehem South is 11.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #2 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Bethlehem South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,119

Households

360

Median income

$155,860

Median rent

$471

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

201 (18%)

Age 15-64

750 (67%)

Age 65+

171 (15.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

843 (76.6%)

Born overseas

258 (23.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

996 · 81.6%

Māori

93 · 7.6%

Pacific

27 · 2.2%

Asian

81 · 6.6%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

15 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

840 · 100%

Not owned

270 · 32.3%

Other

72 · 8.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

288 (27%)

Two families

15 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

765 (71.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bethlehem South a safe suburb to live in?

  Bethlehem South has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #2 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bethlehem South?

  The annual crime rate in Bethlehem South is 11.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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