Katikati North Safety Snapshot

Is Katikati North safe? About average. Katikati North has a safety score of 57/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 57% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #57 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Katikati North is 28.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #57 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 42.0%
  Burglary accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Katikati North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,700

Households

1,155

Median income

$53,960

Median rent

$390

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

393 (14.6%)

Age 15-64

1,176 (43.6%)

Age 65+

1,134 (42%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,971 (73.8%)

Born overseas

699 (26.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,247 · 75.4%

Māori

309 · 10.4%

Pacific

126 · 4.2%

Asian

258 · 8.7%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

30 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,088 · 100%

Not owned

735 · 35.5%

Other

231 · 11.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

675 (19.7%)

Two families

24 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,721 (79.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Katikati North a safe suburb to live in?

  Katikati North has a safety score of 57/100, making it the #57 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Katikati North?

  The annual crime rate in Katikati North is 28.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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