Puketapu-Eskdale Safety Snapshot

Is Puketapu-Eskdale safe? Yes. Puketapu-Eskdale has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #13 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Puketapu-Eskdale is 16.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #13 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Puketapu-Eskdale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,709

Households

798

Median income

$120,102

Median rent

$422

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

510 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,734 (64%)

Age 65+

477 (17.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,304 (85.7%)

Born overseas

384 (14.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,433 · 79.7%

Māori

450 · 14.7%

Pacific

51 · 1.7%

Asian

39 · 1.3%

MELAA

15 · 0.5%

Other

66 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,881 · 99.1%

Not owned

543 · 28.6%

Other

321 · 16.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

621 (26.2%)

Two families

33 (1.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,713 (72.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Puketapu-Eskdale a safe suburb to live in?

  Puketapu-Eskdale has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #13 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Puketapu-Eskdale?

  The annual crime rate in Puketapu-Eskdale is 16.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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