Bream Head Safety Snapshot

Is Bream Head safe? Yes. Bream Head has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Bream Head is 7.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 2.0%
  Theft accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Bream Head Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,428

Households

594

Median income

$78,642

Median rent

$484

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

258 (18.1%)

Age 15-64

762 (53.4%)

Age 65+

408 (28.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,122 (79.1%)

Born overseas

297 (20.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,359 · 83.1%

Māori

186 · 11.4%

Pacific

33 · 2%

Asian

30 · 1.8%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

21 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,074 · 98.9%

Not owned

264 · 24.3%

Other

81 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

411 (23.3%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,344 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bream Head a safe suburb to live in?

  Bream Head has a safety score of 96/100, making it the safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 64% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bream Head?

  The annual crime rate in Bream Head is 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz