Tahawai Safety Snapshot

Is Tahawai safe? About average. Tahawai has a safety score of 60/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 60% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #54 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Tahawai is 20.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #54 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, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tahawai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,842

Households

708

Median income

$85,889

Median rent

$363

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

204 (11.1%)

Age 15-64

1,107 (60.1%)

Age 65+

546 (29.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,503 (82.7%)

Born overseas

315 (17.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,632 · 78.3%

Māori

285 · 13.7%

Pacific

51 · 2.4%

Asian

69 · 3.3%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

42 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,470 · 100%

Not owned

447 · 30.4%

Other

162 · 11%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

513 (24.4%)

Two families

24 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,569 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tahawai a safe suburb to live in?

  Tahawai has a safety score of 60/100, making it the #54 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tahawai?

  The annual crime rate in Tahawai is 20.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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