Pahoia East Safety Snapshot

Is Pahoia East safe? Yes. Pahoia East has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #7 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pahoia East is 11.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #7 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 December 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pahoia East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,950

Households

648

Median income

$110,325

Median rent

$381

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

360 (18.5%)

Age 15-64

1,287 (66%)

Age 65+

306 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,611 (83%)

Born overseas

330 (17%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,791 · 82%

Māori

276 · 12.6%

Pacific

39 · 1.8%

Asian

24 · 1.1%

MELAA

15 · 0.7%

Other

39 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,425 · 100%

Not owned

477 · 33.6%

Other

183 · 12.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

480 (25%)

Two families

36 (1.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,404 (73.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pahoia East a safe suburb to live in?

  Pahoia East has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #7 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pahoia East?

  The annual crime rate in Pahoia East is 11.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Pahoia West (Bay of Plenty)
• Minden (Bay of Plenty)
• Ōmokoroa South (Bay of Plenty)
• Te Puna (Bay of Plenty)