Ngapuna Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Ngapuna is 695.652 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 4 within Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 88.8%
  Theft accounts for 88.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.5%
  Burglary accounts for 7.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.3%
  Assault accounts for 3.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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Ngapuna Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Ngapuna a safe suburb to live in?

  Ngapuna ranks in the top 3 of suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Ngapuna?

  The annual crime rate in Ngapuna is 695.652 per 1,000 residents.

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