Welcome Bay South Safety Snapshot

Is Welcome Bay South safe? Yes. Welcome Bay South has a safety score of 83/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 83% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #21 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Welcome Bay South is 9.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #21 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 November 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Welcome Bay South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,972

Households

1,233

Median income

$118,901

Median rent

$588

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

921 (23.2%)

Age 15-64

2,547 (64.1%)

Age 65+

483 (12.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,835 (71.5%)

Born overseas

1,131 (28.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,123 · 67.7%

Māori

729 · 15.8%

Pacific

120 · 2.6%

Asian

516 · 11.2%

MELAA

48 · 1%

Other

75 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,826 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,110 · 39%

Other

225 · 7.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

996 (27.3%)

Two families

45 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,607 (71.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Welcome Bay South a safe suburb to live in?

  Welcome Bay South has a safety score of 83/100, making it the #21 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 Welcome Bay South?

  The annual crime rate in Welcome Bay South is 9.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Welcome Bay West (Bay of Plenty)
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• Ohauiti (Bay of Plenty)
• Poike (Bay of Plenty)
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