Doncaster Safety Snapshot

Is Doncaster safe? About average. Doncaster has a safety score of 54/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 54% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #59 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Doncaster is 25.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #59 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, June 2026, July 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 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 17.0%
  Assault accounts for 17.0 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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Doncaster Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,492

Households

1,143

Median income

$106,258

Median rent

$609

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

825 (23.6%)

Age 15-64

2,151 (61.6%)

Age 65+

486 (13.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,454 (71.3%)

Born overseas

990 (28.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,502 · 61.9%

Māori

711 · 17.6%

Pacific

147 · 3.6%

Asian

579 · 14.3%

MELAA

75 · 1.9%

Other

30 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,427 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,056 · 43.2%

Other

231 · 9.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

786 (23.4%)

Two families

69 (2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,511 (74.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Doncaster a safe suburb to live in?

  Doncaster has a safety score of 54/100, making it the #59 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Doncaster?

  The annual crime rate in Doncaster is 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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