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Rotorua Central Safety Snapshot

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Rotorua Central safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Rotorua Central is 3,470 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (483 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Rotorua Central is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
0 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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3,470
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▲7.5%(worsening)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 79.2%
    Theft accounts for 79.2 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 12.9%
    Assault accounts for 12.9 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 6.3%
    Burglary accounts for 6.3 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
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Rotorua Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

513

Households

183

Median income

$76,249

Median rent

$369

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
30 (5.8%)
Age 15-64
429 (83.6%)
Age 65+
69 (13.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
318 (65.4%)
Born overseas
168 (34.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
234 · 38.4%
Māori
216 · 35.5%
Pacific
21 · 3.4%
Asian
120 · 19.7%
MELAA
6 · 1%
Other
12 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
336 · 99.1%
Not owned
267 · 78.8%
Other
141 · 41.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
57 (11%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
459 (89%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Rotorua Central a safe suburb to live in?

    Rotorua Central has only 483 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Rotorua Central?

    The annual crime rate in Rotorua Central is 3,470 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Rotorua Central

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