Glenholme North Safety Snapshot

Is Glenholme North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Glenholme North has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 79.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #125 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Glenholme North is 79.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #125 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 February 2026, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 47.4%
  Burglary accounts for 47.4 percent of incidents.
• Theft 44.6%
  Theft accounts for 44.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.6%
  Assault accounts for 5.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Glenholme North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,694

Households

1,071

Median income

$60,001

Median rent

$359

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

552 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

1,692 (62.8%)

Age 65+

450 (16.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,001 (75.9%)

Born overseas

636 (24.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,242 · 37.7%

Māori

1,284 · 39%

Pacific

195 · 5.9%

Asian

525 · 15.9%

MELAA

36 · 1.1%

Other

12 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,920 · 100%

Not owned

1,356 · 71.1%

Other

243 · 12.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

537 (17.2%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,559 (82.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glenholme North a safe suburb to live in?

  Glenholme North has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #125 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Glenholme North?

  The annual crime rate in Glenholme North is 79.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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