Fenton Park Safety Snapshot

Is Fenton Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Fenton Park has a safety score of 11/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 11% of New Zealand suburbs, with 60.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #118 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Fenton Park is 60.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #118 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 October 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 50.0%
  Theft accounts for 50.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 38.2%
  Burglary accounts for 38.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.8%
  Assault accounts for 9.8 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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Fenton Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,698

Households

735

Median income

$57,482

Median rent

$343

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

288 (17%)

Age 15-64

978 (57.6%)

Age 65+

417 (24.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,233 (73.3%)

Born overseas

450 (26.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

753 · 38.4%

Māori

726 · 37.1%

Pacific

123 · 6.3%

Asian

339 · 17.3%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

12 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,197 · 100%

Not owned

735 · 61.9%

Other

213 · 17.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

315 (14.8%)

Two families

27 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,785 (83.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Fenton Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Fenton Park has a safety score of 11/100, making it the #118 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Fenton Park?

  The annual crime rate in Fenton Park is 60.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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