Yatton Park Safety Snapshot

Is Yatton Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Yatton Park has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #115 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Yatton Park is 42.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #115 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, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 40.5%
  Burglary accounts for 40.5 percent of incidents.
• Theft 30.2%
  Theft accounts for 30.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 19.0%
  Assault accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 8.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 8.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.

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Yatton Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,715

Households

867

Median income

$84,517

Median rent

$391

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

675 (24.9%)

Age 15-64

1,767 (65.1%)

Age 65+

267 (9.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,091 (78.3%)

Born overseas

579 (21.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,479 · 44.8%

Māori

1,128 · 34.2%

Pacific

324 · 9.8%

Asian

342 · 10.4%

MELAA

15 · 0.5%

Other

15 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,800 · 100%

Not owned

1,185 · 66.4%

Other

255 · 14.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

504 (20%)

Two families

36 (1.4%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,974 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Yatton Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Yatton Park has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #115 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 Yatton Park?

  The annual crime rate in Yatton Park is 42.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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