Wainui Safety Snapshot

Is Wainui safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Wainui has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #85 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Wainui is 39.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #85 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, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 31.0%
  Theft accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Wainui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,512

Households

462

Median income

$92,324

Median rent

$295

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

360 (23.8%)

Age 15-64

924 (61.1%)

Age 65+

213 (14.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,359 (91.9%)

Born overseas

120 (8.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

705 · 38.8%

Māori

1,014 · 55.9%

Pacific

63 · 3.5%

Asian

9 · 0.5%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

18 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

945 · 100%

Not owned

435 · 46.2%

Other

207 · 22%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

291 (21.9%)

Two families

27 (2%)

Three+ families

6 (0.5%)

Other composition

1,005 (75.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wainui a safe suburb to live in?

  Wainui has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #85 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 Wainui?

  The annual crime rate in Wainui is 39.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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