Pyes Pa South Safety Snapshot

Is Pyes Pa South safe? Yes. Pyes Pa South has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #13 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pyes Pa South is 8.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #13 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, November 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 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 South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,922

Households

1,038

Median income

$123,530

Median rent

$659

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

471 (16.1%)

Age 15-64

1,731 (59.2%)

Age 65+

708 (24.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,109 (72.9%)

Born overseas

783 (27.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,478 · 76.1%

Māori

318 · 9.8%

Pacific

51 · 1.6%

Asian

345 · 10.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

48 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,325 · 99.9%

Not owned

744 · 32%

Other

114 · 4.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

774 (25%)

Two families

39 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,289 (73.8%)

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

FAQ

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

  Pyes Pa South has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #13 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pyes Pa South?

  The annual crime rate in Pyes Pa South is 8.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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