Pyes Pa North West Safety Snapshot

Is Pyes Pa North West safe? Yes. Pyes Pa North West has a safety score of 88/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 88% of New Zealand suburbs, with 10.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #12 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pyes Pa North West is 10.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #12 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 September 2025, November 2025, 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 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences 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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Pyes Pa North West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,556

Households

906

Median income

$108,883

Median rent

$632

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

585 (22.9%)

Age 15-64

1,494 (58.5%)

Age 65+

462 (18.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,644 (64.9%)

Born overseas

891 (35.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,932 · 67.6%

Māori

288 · 10.1%

Pacific

54 · 1.9%

Asian

486 · 17%

MELAA

36 · 1.3%

Other

60 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,839 · 99.8%

Not owned

714 · 38.8%

Other

120 · 6.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

660 (24.4%)

Two families

27 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,019 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

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

  Pyes Pa North West has a safety score of 88/100, making it the #12 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pyes Pa North West?

  The annual crime rate in Pyes Pa North West is 10.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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