Pacific Lakes Safety Snapshot

Is Pacific Lakes safe? Yes. Pacific Lakes has a safety score of 85/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 85% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #16 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pacific Lakes is 12 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #16 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 February 2026, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pacific Lakes Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,937

Households

1,245

Median income

$96,042

Median rent

$673

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

447 (15.2%)

Age 15-64

1,392 (47.4%)

Age 65+

1,089 (37.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,232 (76.1%)

Born overseas

702 (23.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,622 · 81.5%

Māori

306 · 9.5%

Pacific

63 · 2%

Asian

174 · 5.4%

MELAA

21 · 0.7%

Other

33 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,349 · 100%

Not owned

657 · 28.1%

Other

126 · 5.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

834 (22.4%)

Two families

21 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,859 (76.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pacific Lakes a safe suburb to live in?

  Pacific Lakes has a safety score of 85/100, making it the #16 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pacific Lakes?

  The annual crime rate in Pacific Lakes is 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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