Sunnybrook Safety Snapshot

Is Sunnybrook safe? About average. Sunnybrook has a safety score of 41/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 41% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #76 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Sunnybrook is 22 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #76 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 January 2026, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 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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Sunnybrook Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,052

Households

699

Median income

$104,179

Median rent

$484

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

435 (21.2%)

Age 15-64

1,329 (64.8%)

Age 65+

276 (13.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,644 (81.3%)

Born overseas

378 (18.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,440 · 56.4%

Māori

732 · 28.7%

Pacific

111 · 4.3%

Asian

231 · 9%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

30 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,488 · 99.4%

Not owned

666 · 44.5%

Other

135 · 9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

477 (23.2%)

Two families

30 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,542 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Sunnybrook a safe suburb to live in?

  Sunnybrook has a safety score of 41/100, making it the #76 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Sunnybrook?

  The annual crime rate in Sunnybrook is 22 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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