Pacific View Safety Snapshot

Is Pacific View safe? Yes. Pacific View has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pacific View is 11.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 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 November 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 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 View Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,111

Households

1,101

Median income

$104,720

Median rent

$605

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

615 (19.8%)

Age 15-64

1,863 (59.9%)

Age 65+

606 (19.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,268 (73.2%)

Born overseas

831 (26.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,664 · 75.8%

Māori

447 · 12.7%

Pacific

72 · 2%

Asian

156 · 4.4%

MELAA

123 · 3.5%

Other

54 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,352 · 100%

Not owned

939 · 39.9%

Other

129 · 5.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

819 (24.8%)

Two families

36 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,451 (74.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pacific View a safe suburb to live in?

  Pacific View has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #22 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pacific View?

  The annual crime rate in Pacific View is 11.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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