Tauranga Central Safety Snapshot

Is Tauranga Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tauranga Central has a safety score of 2/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 2% of New Zealand suburbs, with 331.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #136 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Tauranga Central is 331.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #136 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 December 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 68.2%
  Theft accounts for 68.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 19.8%
  Assault accounts for 19.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.2%
  Burglary accounts for 8.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.5%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Tauranga Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,676

Households

1,173

Median income

$75,783

Median rent

$522

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

267 (10%)

Age 15-64

1,533 (57.3%)

Age 65+

888 (33.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,848 (69.4%)

Born overseas

816 (30.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,980 · 66%

Māori

426 · 14.2%

Pacific

81 · 2.7%

Asian

402 · 13.4%

MELAA

60 · 2%

Other

51 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,160 · 99%

Not owned

1,182 · 54.2%

Other

231 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

576 (16.6%)

Two families

24 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,862 (82.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tauranga Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Tauranga Central has a safety score of 2/100, making it the #136 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tauranga Central?

  The annual crime rate in Tauranga Central is 331.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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