Pukehina Beach Safety Snapshot

Is Pukehina Beach safe? Yes. Pukehina Beach has a safety score of 82/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 82% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #23 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Pukehina Beach is 16.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #23 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, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pukehina Beach Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

888

Households

315

Median income

$89,481

Median rent

$462

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

141 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

543 (61.1%)

Age 65+

198 (22.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

729 (83.2%)

Born overseas

147 (16.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

741 · 73.7%

Māori

198 · 19.7%

Pacific

15 · 1.5%

Asian

33 · 3.3%

MELAA

12 · 1.2%

Other

6 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

636 · 100%

Not owned

210 · 33%

Other

108 · 17%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

216 (23.3%)

Two families

6 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

705 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pukehina Beach a safe suburb to live in?

  Pukehina Beach has a safety score of 82/100, making it the #23 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pukehina Beach?

  The annual crime rate in Pukehina Beach is 16.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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