Papamoa Beach North Safety Snapshot

Is Papamoa Beach North safe? About average. Papamoa Beach North has a safety score of 53/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 53% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #60 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Papamoa Beach North is 25.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #60 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, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 36.0%
  Theft accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Papamoa Beach North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,763

Households

963

Median income

$100,089

Median rent

$541

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

555 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,854 (67.1%)

Age 65+

381 (13.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,127 (77.6%)

Born overseas

615 (22.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,289 · 69.6%

Māori

630 · 19.2%

Pacific

114 · 3.5%

Asian

159 · 4.8%

MELAA

69 · 2.1%

Other

27 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,010 · 100%

Not owned

1,008 · 50.2%

Other

210 · 10.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

669 (23.4%)

Two families

27 (0.9%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,151 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

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

  Papamoa Beach North has a safety score of 53/100, making it the #60 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Papamoa Beach North?

  The annual crime rate in Papamoa Beach North is 25.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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