Pōhara-Abel Tasman Safety Snapshot

Is Pōhara-Abel Tasman safe? Yes. Pōhara-Abel Tasman has a safety score of 72/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 72% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #20 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman.

The annual total crime rate in Pōhara-Abel Tasman is 10.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #20 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pōhara-Abel Tasman Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,662

Households

684

Median income

$59,304

Median rent

$379

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

213 (12.8%)

Age 15-64

996 (59.9%)

Age 65+

441 (26.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,230 (75.4%)

Born overseas

402 (24.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,557 · 88%

Māori

129 · 7.3%

Pacific

3 · 0.2%

Asian

36 · 2%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

39 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,248 · 99.3%

Not owned

423 · 33.7%

Other

195 · 15.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

390 (19.6%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,593 (80%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pōhara-Abel Tasman a safe suburb to live in?

  Pōhara-Abel Tasman has a safety score of 72/100, making it the #20 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pōhara-Abel Tasman?

  The annual crime rate in Pōhara-Abel Tasman is 10.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Tākaka (Tasman)