Rotoiti-Rotoehu Safety Snapshot

Is Rotoiti-Rotoehu safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Rotoiti-Rotoehu has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #108 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Rotoiti-Rotoehu is 53.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #108 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 September 2025, October 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.1%
  Theft accounts for 43.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 41.3%
  Burglary accounts for 41.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.6 percent of incidents.

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Rotoiti-Rotoehu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,085

Households

711

Median income

$84,900

Median rent

$312

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

390 (18.7%)

Age 15-64

1,296 (62.2%)

Age 65+

399 (19.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,767 (86.7%)

Born overseas

270 (13.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,173 · 46.3%

Māori

1,140 · 45%

Pacific

93 · 3.7%

Asian

93 · 3.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

24 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,374 · 99.8%

Not owned

576 · 41.8%

Other

303 · 22%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

411 (19.9%)

Two families

39 (1.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,620 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rotoiti-Rotoehu a safe suburb to live in?

  Rotoiti-Rotoehu has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #108 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rotoiti-Rotoehu?

  The annual crime rate in Rotoiti-Rotoehu is 53.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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