Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) Safety Snapshot

Is Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) safe? Yes. Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) has a safety score of 99/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 99% of New Zealand suburbs, with 5.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) is 5.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,384

Households

1,275

Median income

$107,564

Median rent

$466

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

570 (16.8%)

Age 15-64

1,842 (54.4%)

Age 65+

1,008 (29.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,622 (78.1%)

Born overseas

735 (21.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,958 · 79.5%

Māori

297 · 8%

Pacific

30 · 0.8%

Asian

318 · 8.5%

MELAA

54 · 1.5%

Other

63 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,703 · 99.7%

Not owned

822 · 30.3%

Other

117 · 4.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

936 (24.7%)

Two families

36 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,817 (74.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) a safe suburb to live in?

  Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) has a safety score of 99/100, making it the #4 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Highlands Park (New Plymouth District)?

  The annual crime rate in Highlands Park (New Plymouth District) is 5.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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