Kopurererua Safety Snapshot

Is Kopurererua safe? Yes. Kopurererua has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #9 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Kopurererua is 12.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #9 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 November 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kopurererua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

774

Households

273

Median income

$132,393

Median rent

$418

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

129 (16.7%)

Age 15-64

480 (62%)

Age 65+

186 (24%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

654 (84.5%)

Born overseas

120 (15.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

726 · 84.6%

Māori

105 · 12.2%

Pacific

3 · 0.3%

Asian

15 · 1.7%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

9 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

588 · 98.5%

Not owned

225 · 37.7%

Other

60 · 10.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

192 (24.2%)

Two families

12 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.4%)

Other composition

585 (73.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kopurererua a safe suburb to live in?

  Kopurererua has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #9 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 Kopurererua?

  The annual crime rate in Kopurererua is 12.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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