Doubtless Bay Safety Snapshot

Is Doubtless Bay safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Doubtless Bay has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 69.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #86 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Doubtless Bay is 69.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #86 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 54.1%
  Theft accounts for 54.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.8%
  Burglary accounts for 29.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.7%
  Assault accounts for 12.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.

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Doubtless Bay Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,622

Households

1,092

Median income

$56,947

Median rent

$368

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

417 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

1,335 (50.9%)

Age 65+

888 (33.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,106 (81%)

Born overseas

495 (19%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,058 · 63.2%

Māori

921 · 28.3%

Pacific

123 · 3.8%

Asian

90 · 2.8%

MELAA

21 · 0.6%

Other

42 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,950 · 99.8%

Not owned

684 · 35%

Other

270 · 13.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

660 (20.4%)

Two families

15 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,553 (79.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Doubtless Bay a safe suburb to live in?

  Doubtless Bay has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #86 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Doubtless Bay?

  The annual crime rate in Doubtless Bay is 69.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Oruru-Parapara (Northland)
• Taemaro-Oruaiti (Northland)
• Inlet Doubtless Bay (Northland)