Ōwhata East Safety Snapshot

Is Ōwhata East safe? About average. Ōwhata East has a safety score of 65/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 65% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #46 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Ōwhata East is 25.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #46 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 October 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 48.0%
  Theft accounts for 48.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ōwhata East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,225

Households

1,098

Median income

$92,711

Median rent

$482

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

765 (23.7%)

Age 15-64

1,854 (57.5%)

Age 65+

648 (20.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,682 (83.7%)

Born overseas

522 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,076 · 51.8%

Māori

1,461 · 36.4%

Pacific

183 · 4.6%

Asian

234 · 5.8%

MELAA

24 · 0.6%

Other

33 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,226 · 100%

Not owned

1,014 · 45.7%

Other

279 · 12.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

672 (21%)

Two families

63 (2%)

Three+ families

9 (0.3%)

Other composition

2,451 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōwhata East a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōwhata East has a safety score of 65/100, making it the #46 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 Ōwhata East?

  The annual crime rate in Ōwhata East is 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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