Brookfield East Safety Snapshot

Is Brookfield East safe? Yes. Brookfield East has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #36 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Brookfield East is 16.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #36 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 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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Brookfield East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,895

Households

1,011

Median income

$95,462

Median rent

$485

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

618 (21.3%)

Age 15-64

1,866 (64.5%)

Age 65+

378 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,232 (77.7%)

Born overseas

642 (22.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,310 · 68%

Māori

660 · 19.4%

Pacific

114 · 3.4%

Asian

243 · 7.1%

MELAA

36 · 1.1%

Other

36 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,115 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,026 · 48.4%

Other

165 · 7.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

642 (21.6%)

Two families

27 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,304 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Brookfield East a safe suburb to live in?

  Brookfield East has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #36 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Brookfield East?

  The annual crime rate in Brookfield East is 16.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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