Tarawera Park Safety Snapshot

Is Tarawera Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tarawera Park has a safety score of 31/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 31% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #91 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Tarawera Park is 42.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #91 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 27.0%
  Theft accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tarawera Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,536

Households

501

Median income

$57,560

Median rent

$291

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

354 (23%)

Age 15-64

762 (49.6%)

Age 65+

405 (26.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,332 (88.1%)

Born overseas

180 (11.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

834 · 43%

Māori

927 · 47.8%

Pacific

99 · 5.1%

Asian

66 · 3.4%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

15 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

927 · 100%

Not owned

414 · 44.8%

Other

252 · 27.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

267 (17.9%)

Two families

30 (2%)

Three+ families

6 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,188 (79.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tarawera Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Tarawera Park has a safety score of 31/100, making it the #91 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tarawera Park?

  The annual crime rate in Tarawera Park is 42.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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