Pukehangi North Safety Snapshot

Is Pukehangi North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pukehangi North has a safety score of 21/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 21% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #104 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pukehangi North is 58.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #104 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, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.1%
  Theft accounts for 56.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.3%
  Burglary accounts for 32.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.7%
  Assault accounts for 7.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Pukehangi North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,658

Households

759

Median income

$81,040

Median rent

$408

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

723 (27.2%)

Age 15-64

1,680 (63.2%)

Age 65+

234 (8.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,334 (88.5%)

Born overseas

303 (11.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,425 · 39.6%

Māori

1,701 · 47.3%

Pacific

288 · 8%

Asian

159 · 4.4%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

15 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,608 · 99.6%

Not owned

996 · 61.7%

Other

306 · 19%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

477 (21.4%)

Two families

48 (2.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,704 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pukehangi North a safe suburb to live in?

  Pukehangi North has a safety score of 21/100, making it the #104 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pukehangi North?

  The annual crime rate in Pukehangi North is 58.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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