Pukekohe North West Safety Snapshot

Is Pukekohe North West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pukekohe North West has a safety score of 10/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 10% of New Zealand suburbs, with 77.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #535 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Pukekohe North West is 77.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #535 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 52.4%
  Theft accounts for 52.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.1%
  Burglary accounts for 36.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.3%
  Assault accounts for 9.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.

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Pukekohe North West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,946

Households

921

Median income

$80,065

Median rent

$427

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

729 (24.7%)

Age 15-64

1,884 (64%)

Age 65+

321 (10.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,112 (72.8%)

Born overseas

789 (27.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,266 · 35.1%

Māori

1,131 · 31.3%

Pacific

687 · 19%

Asian

477 · 13.2%

MELAA

39 · 1.1%

Other

9 · 0.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,992 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,434 · 71.7%

Other

213 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

546 (20.3%)

Two families

51 (1.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,088 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pukekohe North West a safe suburb to live in?

  Pukekohe North West has a safety score of 10/100, making it the #535 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pukekohe North West?

  The annual crime rate in Pukekohe North West is 77.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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