Minden Safety Snapshot

Is Minden safe? Yes. Minden has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #37 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Minden is 20.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #37 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 December 2025, February 2026, March 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 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Minden Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,370

Households

807

Median income

$121,716

Median rent

$468

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

465 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

1,446 (61%)

Age 65+

441 (18.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,869 (79.7%)

Born overseas

477 (20.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,145 · 82.1%

Māori

303 · 11.6%

Pacific

36 · 1.4%

Asian

78 · 3%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

45 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,734 · 100%

Not owned

558 · 32.2%

Other

171 · 9.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

573 (24.1%)

Two families

45 (1.9%)

Three+ families

9 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,752 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Minden a safe suburb to live in?

  Minden has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #37 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Minden?

  The annual crime rate in Minden is 20.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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