Coastlands Safety Snapshot

Is Coastlands safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Coastlands has a safety score of 34/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 34% of New Zealand suburbs, with 66.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #86 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Coastlands is 66.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #86 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 June 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 69.4%
  Theft accounts for 69.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.9%
  Burglary accounts for 25.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.1%
  Assault accounts for 4.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Coastlands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,223

Households

711

Median income

$112,335

Median rent

$469

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

489 (22%)

Age 15-64

1,395 (62.8%)

Age 65+

345 (15.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,797 (81.6%)

Born overseas

405 (18.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,494 · 55.8%

Māori

933 · 34.9%

Pacific

75 · 2.8%

Asian

135 · 5%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

24 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,578 · 99.6%

Not owned

597 · 37.7%

Other

138 · 8.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

519 (24.7%)

Two families

48 (2.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,530 (72.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Coastlands a safe suburb to live in?

  Coastlands has a safety score of 34/100, making it the #86 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 95% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Coastlands?

  The annual crime rate in Coastlands is 66.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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