Palm Beach North Safety Snapshot

Is Palm Beach North safe? About average. Palm Beach North has a safety score of 63/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 63% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #50 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Palm Beach North is 17.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #50 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 March 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 35.0%
  Theft accounts for 35.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 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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Palm Beach North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,267

Households

1,062

Median income

$101,827

Median rent

$558

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

729 (22.3%)

Age 15-64

2,190 (67%)

Age 65+

375 (11.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,478 (76.8%)

Born overseas

750 (23.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,601 · 65.1%

Māori

849 · 21.2%

Pacific

138 · 3.5%

Asian

228 · 5.7%

MELAA

129 · 3.2%

Other

51 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,310 · 100%

Not owned

1,188 · 51.4%

Other

261 · 11.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

771 (24.5%)

Two families

30 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,346 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Palm Beach North a safe suburb to live in?

  Palm Beach North has a safety score of 63/100, making it the #50 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 Palm Beach North?

  The annual crime rate in Palm Beach North is 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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