Pomare Safety Snapshot

Is Pomare safe? Yes. Pomare has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #35 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pomare is 26.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #35 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 December 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 23.0%
  Theft accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pomare Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,740

Households

582

Median income

$112,588

Median rent

$402

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

372 (21.4%)

Age 15-64

1,071 (61.6%)

Age 65+

336 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,392 (80%)

Born overseas

348 (20%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,260 · 60.3%

Māori

510 · 24.4%

Pacific

60 · 2.9%

Asian

216 · 10.3%

MELAA

18 · 0.9%

Other

24 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,227 · 99.8%

Not owned

432 · 35.1%

Other

153 · 12.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

411 (23.5%)

Two families

30 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,305 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pomare a safe suburb to live in?

  Pomare has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #35 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pomare?

  The annual crime rate in Pomare is 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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