Pyes Pa North Safety Snapshot

Is Pyes Pa North safe? Yes. Pyes Pa North has a safety score of 96/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 96% of New Zealand suburbs, with 6.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #3 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pyes Pa North is 6.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #3 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pyes Pa North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,846

Households

1,317

Median income

$91,263

Median rent

$588

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

732 (19%)

Age 15-64

2,142 (55.7%)

Age 65+

1,014 (26.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,553 (68.4%)

Born overseas

1,182 (31.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,634 · 61.2%

Māori

534 · 12.4%

Pacific

135 · 3.1%

Asian

885 · 20.6%

MELAA

51 · 1.2%

Other

63 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,862 · 100%

Not owned

1,224 · 42.9%

Other

264 · 9.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

831 (21.2%)

Two families

81 (2.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,000 (76.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pyes Pa North a safe suburb to live in?

  Pyes Pa North has a safety score of 96/100, making it the #3 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pyes Pa North?

  The annual crime rate in Pyes Pa North is 6.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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