Monika Reserve Safety Snapshot

Is Monika Reserve safe? About average. Monika Reserve has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #56 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Monika Reserve is 21.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #56 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 January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 36.0%
  Burglary accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 26.0%
  Theft accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Monika Reserve Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,294

Households

1,131

Median income

$70,835

Median rent

$345

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

657 (19.9%)

Age 15-64

1,896 (57.6%)

Age 65+

747 (22.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,922 (89.7%)

Born overseas

336 (10.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,965 · 46.8%

Māori

1,938 · 46.1%

Pacific

156 · 3.7%

Asian

99 · 2.4%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

39 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,292 · 100%

Not owned

951 · 41.5%

Other

339 · 14.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

726 (21.6%)

Two families

69 (2%)

Three+ families

12 (0.4%)

Other composition

2,559 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Monika Reserve a safe suburb to live in?

  Monika Reserve has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #56 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Monika Reserve?

  The annual crime rate in Monika Reserve is 21.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Tarawera Park (Bay of Plenty)
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