Golden Bay/Mohua Safety Snapshot

Is Golden Bay/Mohua safe? Yes. Golden Bay/Mohua has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman.

The annual total crime rate in Golden Bay/Mohua is 11.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Golden Bay/Mohua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,703

Households

1,107

Median income

$59,236

Median rent

$249

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

420 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

1,596 (59%)

Age 65+

657 (24.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,019 (75.2%)

Born overseas

666 (24.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,523 · 85.4%

Māori

240 · 8.1%

Pacific

27 · 0.9%

Asian

63 · 2.1%

MELAA

39 · 1.3%

Other

63 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,983 · 99.4%

Not owned

711 · 35.6%

Other

270 · 13.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

675 (20.7%)

Two families

15 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,571 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Golden Bay/Mohua a safe suburb to live in?

  Golden Bay/Mohua has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #19 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. 53% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Golden Bay/Mohua?

  The annual crime rate in Golden Bay/Mohua is 11.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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