Tauranga Hospital Safety Snapshot

Is Tauranga Hospital safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tauranga Hospital has a safety score of 10/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 10% of New Zealand suburbs, with 97.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #119 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Tauranga Hospital is 97.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #119 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 September 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 35.3%
  Assault accounts for 35.3 percent of incidents.
• Theft 32.4%
  Theft accounts for 32.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 28.4%
  Burglary accounts for 28.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tauranga Hospital Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,121

Households

786

Median income

$77,410

Median rent

$408

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

390 (18.4%)

Age 15-64

1,296 (61.1%)

Age 65+

363 (17.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,563 (74.6%)

Born overseas

531 (25.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,389 · 55.8%

Māori

582 · 23.4%

Pacific

153 · 6.1%

Asian

321 · 12.9%

MELAA

18 · 0.7%

Other

27 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,512 · 99.2%

Not owned

957 · 62.8%

Other

192 · 12.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

423 (18.5%)

Two families

21 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,848 (80.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tauranga Hospital a safe suburb to live in?

  Tauranga Hospital has a safety score of 10/100, making it the #119 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 61% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tauranga Hospital?

  The annual crime rate in Tauranga Hospital is 97.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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