Ōpōtiki Safety Snapshot

Is Ōpōtiki safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ōpōtiki has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 93.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #122 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Ōpōtiki is 93.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #122 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 50.3%
  Theft accounts for 50.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 23.3%
  Assault accounts for 23.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.3%
  Burglary accounts for 23.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.

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Ōpōtiki Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,783

Households

1,179

Median income

$61,929

Median rent

$308

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

954 (25.2%)

Age 15-64

2,283 (60.3%)

Age 65+

492 (13%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,411 (92%)

Born overseas

297 (8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,515 · 31.7%

Māori

2,868 · 60%

Pacific

222 · 4.6%

Asian

141 · 2.9%

MELAA

9 · 0.2%

Other

27 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,313 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,506 · 65%

Other

507 · 21.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

627 (18.2%)

Two families

66 (1.9%)

Three+ families

9 (0.3%)

Other composition

2,748 (79.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōpōtiki a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōpōtiki has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #122 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōpōtiki?

  The annual crime rate in Ōpōtiki is 93.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Woodlands (Bay of Plenty)
• Ōtara-Tirohanga (Bay of Plenty)
• Waiotahe (Bay of Plenty)