Holdens Bay-Rotokawa Safety Snapshot

Is Holdens Bay-Rotokawa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Holdens Bay-Rotokawa has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 51.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #100 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Holdens Bay-Rotokawa is 51.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #100 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 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

• Burglary 32.0%
  Burglary accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 30.0%
  Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Holdens Bay-Rotokawa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,332

Households

480

Median income

$79,618

Median rent

$408

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

291 (21.8%)

Age 15-64

861 (64.6%)

Age 65+

186 (14%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,101 (83.8%)

Born overseas

213 (16.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

900 · 52%

Māori

618 · 35.7%

Pacific

105 · 6.1%

Asian

69 · 4%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

36 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

957 · 100%

Not owned

522 · 54.7%

Other

87 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

264 (18.8%)

Two families

27 (1.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,113 (79.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Holdens Bay-Rotokawa a safe suburb to live in?

  Holdens Bay-Rotokawa has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #100 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Holdens Bay-Rotokawa?

  The annual crime rate in Holdens Bay-Rotokawa is 51.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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