Utuhina Safety Snapshot

Is Utuhina safe? About average. Utuhina has a safety score of 46/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 46% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #70 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Utuhina is 29.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #70 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, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Utuhina Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,536

Households

534

Median income

$83,828

Median rent

$440

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

309 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,005 (65.4%)

Age 65+

213 (13.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,125 (73.7%)

Born overseas

402 (26.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

762 · 41.4%

Māori

567 · 30.8%

Pacific

138 · 7.5%

Asian

354 · 19.2%

MELAA

12 · 0.7%

Other

9 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,131 · 99%

Not owned

645 · 56.4%

Other

81 · 7.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

330 (20.8%)

Two families

24 (1.5%)

Three+ families

6 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,224 (77.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Utuhina a safe suburb to live in?

  Utuhina has a safety score of 46/100, making it the #70 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Utuhina?

  The annual crime rate in Utuhina is 29.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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