Waiohewa Safety Snapshot

Is Waiohewa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Waiohewa has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #81 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Waiohewa is 27.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #81 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 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 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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Waiohewa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,107

Households

360

Median income

$133,293

Median rent

$190

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (19%)

Age 15-64

690 (62.3%)

Age 65+

195 (17.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

921 (83.9%)

Born overseas

177 (16.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

846 · 62.5%

Māori

399 · 29.5%

Pacific

24 · 1.8%

Asian

69 · 5.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

6 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

816 · 100%

Not owned

279 · 34.2%

Other

87 · 10.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

276 (25.9%)

Two families

12 (1.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

774 (72.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waiohewa a safe suburb to live in?

  Waiohewa has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #81 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waiohewa?

  The annual crime rate in Waiohewa is 27.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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