Bream Bay Safety Snapshot

Is Bream Bay safe? About average. Bream Bay has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #45 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Bream Bay is 39.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #45 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 44.0%
  Theft accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 38.0%
  Burglary accounts for 38.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Bream Bay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,337

Households

798

Median income

$84,459

Median rent

$358

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

432 (18.5%)

Age 15-64

1,431 (61.2%)

Age 65+

450 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,926 (83.8%)

Born overseas

372 (16.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,977 · 70.3%

Māori

576 · 20.5%

Pacific

87 · 3.1%

Asian

108 · 3.8%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

48 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,626 · 100%

Not owned

600 · 36.9%

Other

282 · 17.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

549 (23.3%)

Two families

21 (0.9%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,779 (75.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bream Bay a safe suburb to live in?

  Bream Bay has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #45 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bream Bay?

  The annual crime rate in Bream Bay is 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ruakākā (Northland)
• Waipū (Northland)