Pukekawa Safety Snapshot

Is Pukekawa safe? Yes. Pukekawa has a safety score of 75/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 75% of New Zealand suburbs, with 11.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #40 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pukekawa is 11.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #40 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Pukekawa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,707

Households

552

Median income

$123,182

Median rent

$356

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

330 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

1,164 (68.2%)

Age 65+

234 (13.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,401 (82.7%)

Born overseas

294 (17.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,518 · 76.8%

Māori

291 · 14.7%

Pacific

63 · 3.2%

Asian

72 · 3.6%

MELAA

15 · 0.8%

Other

18 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,254 · 99.5%

Not owned

447 · 35.5%

Other

126 · 10%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

405 (24.5%)

Two families

42 (2.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,206 (73%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pukekawa a safe suburb to live in?

  Pukekawa has a safety score of 75/100, making it the #40 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 60% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pukekawa?

  The annual crime rate in Pukekawa is 11.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz