Thornton-Awakeri Safety Snapshot

Is Thornton-Awakeri safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Thornton-Awakeri has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 44.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #84 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Thornton-Awakeri is 44.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #84 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 September 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 44.2%
  Theft accounts for 44.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 38.5%
  Burglary accounts for 38.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.4%
  Assault accounts for 15.4 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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Thornton-Awakeri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,373

Households

792

Median income

$104,152

Median rent

$290

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

465 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

1,479 (62.3%)

Age 65+

402 (16.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,118 (90.3%)

Born overseas

228 (9.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,785 · 61.5%

Māori

933 · 32.2%

Pacific

57 · 2%

Asian

81 · 2.8%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,671 · 99.6%

Not owned

693 · 41.3%

Other

207 · 12.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

561 (23.9%)

Two families

45 (1.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,740 (74.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Thornton-Awakeri a safe suburb to live in?

  Thornton-Awakeri has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #84 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 Thornton-Awakeri?

  The annual crime rate in Thornton-Awakeri is 44.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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