Palm Beach South-Gravatt Safety Snapshot

Is Palm Beach South-Gravatt safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Palm Beach South-Gravatt has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 103.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #116 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Palm Beach South-Gravatt is 103.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #116 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 84.0%
  Theft accounts for 84.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.8%
  Assault accounts for 9.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.7%
  Burglary accounts for 5.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Palm Beach South-Gravatt Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,780

Households

1,467

Median income

$95,873

Median rent

$599

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

522 (13.8%)

Age 15-64

2,097 (55.5%)

Age 65+

1,167 (30.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,814 (74.4%)

Born overseas

966 (25.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,348 · 79.1%

Māori

465 · 11%

Pacific

51 · 1.2%

Asian

252 · 6%

MELAA

90 · 2.1%

Other

27 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,087 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,002 · 32.4%

Other

201 · 6.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,086 (24.8%)

Two families

51 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,243 (74%)

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

FAQ

• Is Palm Beach South-Gravatt a safe suburb to live in?

  Palm Beach South-Gravatt has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #116 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Palm Beach South-Gravatt?

  The annual crime rate in Palm Beach South-Gravatt is 103.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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