Fordlands Safety Snapshot

Is Fordlands safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Fordlands has a safety score of 16/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 16% of New Zealand suburbs, with 45.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #111 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Fordlands is 45.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #111 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 47.9%
  Burglary accounts for 47.9 percent of incidents.
• Theft 31.4%
  Theft accounts for 31.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 19.8%
  Assault accounts for 19.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Fordlands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,679

Households

741

Median income

$73,252

Median rent

$344

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

711 (26.5%)

Age 15-64

1,704 (63.6%)

Age 65+

255 (9.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,307 (88.7%)

Born overseas

294 (11.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

879 · 26.3%

Māori

1,878 · 56.1%

Pacific

396 · 11.8%

Asian

174 · 5.2%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

15 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,641 · 100%

Not owned

1,200 · 73.1%

Other

315 · 19.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

432 (20.1%)

Two families

66 (3.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,653 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Fordlands a safe suburb to live in?

  Fordlands has a safety score of 16/100, making it the #111 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Fordlands?

  The annual crime rate in Fordlands is 45.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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