Pleasant Heights Safety Snapshot

Is Pleasant Heights safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pleasant Heights has a safety score of 25/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 25% of New Zealand suburbs, with 46.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #97 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pleasant Heights is 46.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #97 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 January 2026, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 44.7%
  Burglary accounts for 44.7 percent of incidents.
• Theft 44.7%
  Theft accounts for 44.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.7%
  Assault accounts for 10.7 percent of incidents.

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Pleasant Heights Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,226

Households

651

Median income

$86,095

Median rent

$458

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

600 (27%)

Age 15-64

1,422 (63.9%)

Age 65+

228 (10.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,908 (86.8%)

Born overseas

291 (13.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,182 · 40.7%

Māori

1,368 · 47.2%

Pacific

207 · 7.1%

Asian

126 · 4.3%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

12 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,413 · 99.4%

Not owned

882 · 62%

Other

210 · 14.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

405 (21.4%)

Two families

39 (2.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,446 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pleasant Heights a safe suburb to live in?

  Pleasant Heights has a safety score of 25/100, making it the #97 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pleasant Heights?

  The annual crime rate in Pleasant Heights is 46.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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