Kuirau Safety Snapshot

Is Kuirau safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kuirau has a safety score of 2/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 2% of New Zealand suburbs, with 341.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #137 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Kuirau is 341.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #137 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 October 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 78.9%
  Theft accounts for 78.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.6%
  Burglary accounts for 10.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.9%
  Assault accounts for 8.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Kuirau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,083

Households

411

Median income

$65,003

Median rent

$368

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

219 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

705 (65.1%)

Age 65+

153 (14.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

864 (81.6%)

Born overseas

195 (18.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

381 · 27.6%

Māori

732 · 53%

Pacific

102 · 7.4%

Asian

159 · 11.5%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

3 · 0.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

711 · 100%

Not owned

504 · 71.8%

Other

147 · 20.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

174 (14.9%)

Two families

15 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

978 (83.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kuirau a safe suburb to live in?

  Kuirau has a safety score of 2/100, making it the #137 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kuirau?

  The annual crime rate in Kuirau is 341.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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