Motiti Safety Snapshot

Is Motiti safe? About average. Motiti has a safety score of 60/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 60% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #53 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Motiti is 19.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #53 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 December 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 33.0%
  Theft accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Motiti Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,351

Households

1,119

Median income

$115,247

Median rent

$602

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

786 (23.5%)

Age 15-64

2,085 (62.2%)

Age 65+

489 (14.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,517 (75.2%)

Born overseas

828 (24.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,955 · 76.1%

Māori

561 · 14.4%

Pacific

114 · 2.9%

Asian

141 · 3.6%

MELAA

81 · 2.1%

Other

33 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,361 · 99.6%

Not owned

918 · 38.7%

Other

201 · 8.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

882 (26.5%)

Two families

33 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,406 (72.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Motiti a safe suburb to live in?

  Motiti has a safety score of 60/100, making it the #53 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Motiti?

  The annual crime rate in Motiti is 19.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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