Welcome Bay West Safety Snapshot

Is Welcome Bay West safe? Yes. Welcome Bay West has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #28 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Welcome Bay West is 12.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #28 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Welcome Bay West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,865

Households

948

Median income

$103,345

Median rent

$499

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

702 (24.5%)

Age 15-64

1,833 (64%)

Age 65+

276 (9.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,289 (80.8%)

Born overseas

543 (19.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,256 · 64.8%

Māori

765 · 22%

Pacific

153 · 4.4%

Asian

231 · 6.6%

MELAA

48 · 1.4%

Other

30 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,968 · 99.2%

Not owned

927 · 46.7%

Other

180 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

690 (24.8%)

Two families

33 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,064 (74.1%)

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

FAQ

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

  Welcome Bay West has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #28 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Welcome Bay West?

  The annual crime rate in Welcome Bay West is 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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