Pukemoremore Safety Snapshot

Is Pukemoremore safe? About average. Pukemoremore has a safety score of 58/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 58% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #77 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pukemoremore is 17.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #77 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Pukemoremore Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,586

Households

819

Median income

$136,490

Median rent

$440

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

525 (20.3%)

Age 15-64

1,698 (65.7%)

Age 65+

348 (13.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,118 (82.4%)

Born overseas

453 (17.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,088 · 72.3%

Māori

546 · 18.9%

Pacific

63 · 2.2%

Asian

138 · 4.8%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

36 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,851 · 100%

Not owned

705 · 38.3%

Other

192 · 10.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

621 (25.9%)

Two families

24 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,752 (73.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pukemoremore a safe suburb to live in?

  Pukemoremore has a safety score of 58/100, making it the #77 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pukemoremore?

  The annual crime rate in Pukemoremore is 17.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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