Tahawai Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Tahawai is 18.7328 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 108 within Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in August 2025, October 2025, March 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 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.

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

FAQ

• Is Tahawai a safe suburb to live in?

  Tahawai ranks in the top 69 of suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Tahawai?

  The annual crime rate in Tahawai is 18.7328 per 1,000 residents.

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