Rangiuru Safety Snapshot

Is Rangiuru safe? About average. Rangiuru has a safety score of 64/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 64% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #48 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Rangiuru is 26.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #48 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 October 2025, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 28.0%
  Theft accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 16.0%
  Assault accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Rangiuru Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,832

Households

861

Median income

$104,108

Median rent

$306

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

576 (20.3%)

Age 15-64

1,836 (64.8%)

Age 65+

417 (14.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,325 (83.5%)

Born overseas

459 (16.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,896 · 55.4%

Māori

1,014 · 29.6%

Pacific

192 · 5.6%

Asian

216 · 6.3%

MELAA

42 · 1.2%

Other

60 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,878 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,017 · 54.1%

Other

378 · 20.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

537 (21.5%)

Two families

30 (1.2%)

Three+ families

12 (0.5%)

Other composition

1,914 (76.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rangiuru a safe suburb to live in?

  Rangiuru has a safety score of 64/100, making it the #48 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 Rangiuru?

  The annual crime rate in Rangiuru is 26.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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