Matatā-Otakiri Safety Snapshot

Is Matatā-Otakiri safe? About average. Matatā-Otakiri has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #74 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Matatā-Otakiri is 26.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #74 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Matatā-Otakiri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,749

Households

633

Median income

$92,012

Median rent

$315

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,077 (61.6%)

Age 65+

315 (18%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,536 (88.7%)

Born overseas

195 (11.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,281 · 60.6%

Māori

684 · 32.3%

Pacific

36 · 1.7%

Asian

78 · 3.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

24 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,212 · 99.5%

Not owned

552 · 45.3%

Other

162 · 13.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

402 (22%)

Two families

21 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,407 (76.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Matatā-Otakiri a safe suburb to live in?

  Matatā-Otakiri has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #74 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Matatā-Otakiri?

  The annual crime rate in Matatā-Otakiri is 26.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Edgecumbe (Bay of Plenty)