Longlands-Pukahu Safety Snapshot

Is Longlands-Pukahu safe? About average. Longlands-Pukahu has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #29 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Longlands-Pukahu is 23.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #29 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Longlands-Pukahu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,971

Households

657

Median income

$109,088

Median rent

$430

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

303 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

1,254 (63.6%)

Age 65+

423 (21.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,596 (83.1%)

Born overseas

324 (16.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,593 · 71.6%

Māori

423 · 19%

Pacific

114 · 5.1%

Asian

66 · 3%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,434 · 99.4%

Not owned

585 · 40.5%

Other

216 · 15%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

441 (23.1%)

Two families

33 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,431 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Longlands-Pukahu a safe suburb to live in?

  Longlands-Pukahu has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #29 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Longlands-Pukahu?

  The annual crime rate in Longlands-Pukahu is 23.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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