Katikati South Safety Snapshot

Is Katikati South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Katikati South has a safety score of 16/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 16% of New Zealand suburbs, with 71.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #113 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Katikati South is 71.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #113 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 September 2025, October 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 47.3%
  Theft accounts for 47.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 35.6%
  Burglary accounts for 35.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.6%
  Assault accounts for 14.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.5%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Katikati South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,880

Households

1,149

Median income

$56,180

Median rent

$451

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

471 (16.4%)

Age 15-64

1,524 (52.9%)

Age 65+

879 (30.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,079 (73%)

Born overseas

768 (27%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,037 · 61.6%

Māori

633 · 19.1%

Pacific

180 · 5.4%

Asian

432 · 13.1%

MELAA

15 · 0.5%

Other

12 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,160 · 99.7%

Not owned

864 · 39.9%

Other

225 · 10.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

720 (21.1%)

Two families

36 (1.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,646 (77.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Katikati South a safe suburb to live in?

  Katikati South has a safety score of 16/100, making it the #113 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Katikati South?

  The annual crime rate in Katikati South is 71.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Katikati North (Bay of Plenty)
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