Gate Pa Safety Snapshot

Is Gate Pa safe? About average. Gate Pa has a safety score of 41/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 41% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #77 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Gate Pa is 32.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #77 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 October 2025, November 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.3%
  Theft accounts for 56.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.4%
  Burglary accounts for 21.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 17.5%
  Assault accounts for 17.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.

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Gate Pa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,846

Households

1,305

Median income

$85,829

Median rent

$478

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

822 (21.4%)

Age 15-64

2,580 (67.1%)

Age 65+

459 (11.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,889 (75.5%)

Born overseas

939 (24.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,451 · 52.9%

Māori

1,209 · 26.1%

Pacific

339 · 7.3%

Asian

543 · 11.7%

MELAA

45 · 1%

Other

45 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,703 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,575 · 58.2%

Other

315 · 11.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

789 (20.7%)

Two families

57 (1.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,973 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Gate Pa a safe suburb to live in?

  Gate Pa has a safety score of 41/100, making it the #77 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 Gate Pa?

  The annual crime rate in Gate Pa is 32.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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