Trident Safety Snapshot

Is Trident safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Trident has a safety score of 12/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 12% of New Zealand suburbs, with 69.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #117 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Trident is 69.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #117 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 October 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 46.6%
  Theft accounts for 46.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.2%
  Burglary accounts for 32.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 18.2%
  Assault accounts for 18.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Trident Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,426

Households

1,269

Median income

$62,322

Median rent

$320

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

717 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

1,929 (56.3%)

Age 65+

780 (22.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,874 (84.9%)

Born overseas

513 (15.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,079 · 49.9%

Māori

1,605 · 38.5%

Pacific

147 · 3.5%

Asian

264 · 6.3%

MELAA

24 · 0.6%

Other

48 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,430 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,338 · 55%

Other

267 · 11%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

711 (19%)

Two families

36 (1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,985 (79.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Trident a safe suburb to live in?

  Trident has a safety score of 12/100, making it the #117 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Trident?

  The annual crime rate in Trident is 69.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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