Bulls Safety Snapshot

Is Bulls safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Bulls has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 60.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #115 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Bulls is 60.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #115 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 61.8%
  Theft accounts for 61.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.3%
  Assault accounts for 7.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.8%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Bulls Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,064

Households

768

Median income

$88,712

Median rent

$355

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

462 (22.4%)

Age 15-64

1,338 (64.8%)

Age 65+

297 (14.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,758 (85.2%)

Born overseas

306 (14.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,632 · 65%

Māori

588 · 23.4%

Pacific

150 · 6%

Asian

81 · 3.2%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

57 · 2.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,491 · 100%

Not owned

705 · 47.3%

Other

111 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

522 (23%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,737 (76.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bulls a safe suburb to live in?

  Bulls has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #115 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bulls?

  The annual crime rate in Bulls is 60.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ōhakea-Sanson (Manawatū-Whanganui)
• Parewanui (Manawatū-Whanganui)