Pātaua Safety Snapshot

Is Pātaua safe? Yes. Pātaua has a safety score of 76/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 76% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #18 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Pātaua is 15.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #18 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.

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Pātaua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,791

Households

627

Median income

$95,166

Median rent

$421

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

354 (19.8%)

Age 15-64

1,122 (62.6%)

Age 65+

291 (16.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,398 (78.7%)

Born overseas

378 (21.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,560 · 75.9%

Māori

369 · 18%

Pacific

27 · 1.3%

Asian

48 · 2.3%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

39 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,278 · 100%

Not owned

405 · 31.7%

Other

156 · 12.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

426 (23.5%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,365 (75.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pātaua a safe suburb to live in?

  Pātaua has a safety score of 76/100, making it the #18 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pātaua?

  The annual crime rate in Pātaua is 15.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Pārua Bay (Northland)
• Onerahi Park (Northland)