Otūmoetai East Safety Snapshot

Is Otūmoetai East safe? About average. Otūmoetai East has a safety score of 54/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 54% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #58 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Otūmoetai East is 31.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #58 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 September 2025, October 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 69.2%
  Theft accounts for 69.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.7%
  Burglary accounts for 19.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.4%
  Assault accounts for 9.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Otūmoetai East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,690

Households

1,434

Median income

$95,707

Median rent

$495

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

723 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

2,250 (61%)

Age 65+

726 (19.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,841 (77.4%)

Born overseas

828 (22.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,171 · 75.6%

Māori

528 · 12.6%

Pacific

84 · 2%

Asian

279 · 6.7%

MELAA

51 · 1.2%

Other

81 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,799 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,263 · 45%

Other

186 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

942 (22%)

Two families

30 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,315 (77.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Otūmoetai East a safe suburb to live in?

  Otūmoetai East has a safety score of 54/100, making it the #58 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Otūmoetai East?

  The annual crime rate in Otūmoetai East is 31.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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