Fraser Cove Safety Snapshot

Is Fraser Cove safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Fraser Cove has a safety score of 1/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 1% of New Zealand suburbs, with 763.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #138 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Fraser Cove is 763.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #138 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, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 89.4%
  Theft accounts for 89.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.5%
  Burglary accounts for 5.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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Fraser Cove Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,266

Households

423

Median income

$75,767

Median rent

$368

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (16.6%)

Age 15-64

825 (65.2%)

Age 65+

237 (18.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

945 (76.5%)

Born overseas

291 (23.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

828 · 55.9%

Māori

396 · 26.7%

Pacific

45 · 3%

Asian

177 · 11.9%

MELAA

15 · 1%

Other

21 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

897 · 100%

Not owned

570 · 63.5%

Other

153 · 17.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

225 (18%)

Two families

15 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,011 (80.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Fraser Cove a safe suburb to live in?

  Fraser Cove has a safety score of 1/100, making it the #138 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 Fraser Cove?

  The annual crime rate in Fraser Cove is 763.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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