Judea Safety Snapshot

Is Judea safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Judea has a safety score of 21/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 21% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #105 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Judea is 31.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #105 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 September 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 36.0%
  Theft accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.0%
  Burglary accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Judea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,688

Households

1,026

Median income

$80,685

Median rent

$447

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

477 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

1,713 (63.7%)

Age 65+

534 (19.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,082 (77.8%)

Born overseas

594 (22.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,989 · 62.6%

Māori

684 · 21.5%

Pacific

135 · 4.2%

Asian

294 · 9.3%

MELAA

54 · 1.7%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,980 · 100%

Not owned

1,068 · 53.9%

Other

246 · 12.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

564 (18.6%)

Two families

33 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,433 (80.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Judea a safe suburb to live in?

  Judea has a safety score of 21/100, making it the #105 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Judea?

  The annual crime rate in Judea is 31.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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