Figures are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.
// Overview
Tauranga City spans 38 Area Units across 175 km2. Over the most recent 53-month window, public victimisation data records 42.0K reported victimisations in Tauranga City — an average of about 20.9 per suburb each month, or 1.5× the national area-unit average. The most frequently reported offence type across the region is theft. The 38 suburbs are ranked by reported victimisations below — open any suburb for its trend, hourly patterns and offence breakdown.
// All suburbs in Tauranga City
- Bethlehem6.9× nat avg4.9K
- Tauranga Central6.1× nat avg4.3K
- Tauranga South5.8× nat avg4.2K
- Arataki5.3× nat avg3.8K
- Omanu5× nat avg3.6K
- Gate Pa3.1× nat avg2.2K
- Greerton2.6× nat avg1.8K
- Mt Maunganui North2.3× nat avg1.7K
- Gravatt2× nat avg1.4K
- Palm Springs1.9× nat avg1.4K
- Brookfield1.9× nat avg1.4K
- Palm Beach1.9× nat avg1.4K
- Sulphur Point1.3× nat avg946
- Otumoetai North1.2× nat avg878
- Tauranga Hospital1.2× nat avg870
- Pyes Pa1× nat avg701
- Te Maunga0.9× nat avg644
- Judea0.8× nat avg567
- Hairini0.8× nat avg550
- Papamoa Beach East0.7× nat avg506
- Yatton Park0.7× nat avg493
- Welcome Bay East0.7× nat avg470
- Doncaster0.6× nat avg408
- Maungatapu0.5× nat avg374
- Bellevue0.5× nat avg362
- Otumoetai South0.4× nat avg297
- Pacific View0.4× nat avg296
- Matua0.4× nat avg295
- Welcome Bay West0.4× nat avg287
- Bethlehem East0.3× nat avg198
- Te Reti0.2× nat avg171
- Kaitemako0.2× nat avg145
- Poike0.2× nat avg128
- Matapihi0.1× nat avg103
- Inlet-Tauranga Harbour0.1× nat avg94
- Kairua0.1× nat avg67
- Tauranga City-Marinas0.1× nat avg39
- Waikareao Estuary0× nat avg<6
// Tauranga City crime — FAQ
How much crime is reported in Tauranga City?+
Public NZ Police data records 42.0K reported victimisations across Tauranga City's 38 suburbs over the most recent 53 months — about 20.9 per suburb each month, or 1.5× the national area-unit average.
What is the most common type of crime in Tauranga City?+
Theft is the most frequently reported offence type across Tauranga City in this dataset. Individual suburbs vary — open any suburb below to see its own breakdown.
Is CrimeCheck's Tauranga City data official?+
No. CrimeCheck aggregates public NZ Police victimisation data into neighbourhood Area Units for comparison against the national average. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy, and the figures are not an official assessment of any place, business, or person.
How often is Tauranga City crime data updated?+
The dataset refreshes monthly. You can subscribe to a free monthly email digest for any Tauranga City suburb from the homepage.