Matua South Safety Snapshot

Is Matua South safe? Yes. Matua South has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 6.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #14 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Matua South is 6.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #14 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, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Matua South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,601

Households

933

Median income

$94,518

Median rent

$546

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

483 (18.6%)

Age 15-64

1,425 (54.8%)

Age 65+

702 (27%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,941 (75.2%)

Born overseas

639 (24.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,211 · 76.4%

Māori

357 · 12.3%

Pacific

81 · 2.8%

Asian

207 · 7.2%

MELAA

27 · 0.9%

Other

12 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,956 · 100%

Not owned

840 · 43.1%

Other

165 · 8.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

645 (23.2%)

Two families

24 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,112 (75.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Matua South a safe suburb to live in?

  Matua South has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #14 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Matua South?

  The annual crime rate in Matua South is 6.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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