Pātea Safety Snapshot

Is Pātea safe? About average. Pātea has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #45 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Pātea is 29.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #45 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.

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Pātea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,323

Households

555

Median income

$48,449

Median rent

$224

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

255 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

750 (56.7%)

Age 65+

291 (22%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,206 (91.8%)

Born overseas

108 (8.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

798 · 49.1%

Māori

702 · 43.2%

Pacific

93 · 5.7%

Asian

24 · 1.5%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

9 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

909 · 99%

Not owned

444 · 48.4%

Other

150 · 16.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

273 (16.7%)

Two families

18 (1.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,338 (81.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pātea a safe suburb to live in?

  Pātea has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #45 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pātea?

  The annual crime rate in Pātea is 29.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Manutahi-Waitōtora (Taranaki)