Te Reti Safety Snapshot

Is Te Reti safe? Yes. Te Reti has a safety score of 78/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 78% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #31 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Reti is 17 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #31 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, October 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Reti Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,941

Households

627

Median income

$101,874

Median rent

$513

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

420 (21.6%)

Age 15-64

1,233 (63.5%)

Age 65+

291 (15%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,542 (79.2%)

Born overseas

405 (20.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,461 · 63.5%

Māori

492 · 21.4%

Pacific

102 · 4.4%

Asian

195 · 8.5%

MELAA

33 · 1.4%

Other

18 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,350 · 100%

Not owned

651 · 48.4%

Other

198 · 14.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

420 (22.5%)

Two families

27 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,419 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Reti a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Reti has a safety score of 78/100, making it the #31 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Reti?

  The annual crime rate in Te Reti is 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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