Puketitiri-Tutira Safety Snapshot

Is Puketitiri-Tutira safe? About average. Puketitiri-Tutira has a safety score of 51/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 51% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #35 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Puketitiri-Tutira is 27.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #35 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Puketitiri-Tutira Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,827

Households

624

Median income

$88,248

Median rent

$214

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

414 (22.7%)

Age 15-64

1,152 (63.1%)

Age 65+

264 (14.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,611 (89.8%)

Born overseas

183 (10.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,533 · 71.1%

Māori

489 · 22.7%

Pacific

48 · 2.2%

Asian

30 · 1.4%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

51 · 2.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,170 · 100%

Not owned

522 · 44.6%

Other

258 · 22.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

393 (21.7%)

Two families

33 (1.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,386 (76.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Puketitiri-Tutira a safe suburb to live in?

  Puketitiri-Tutira has a safety score of 51/100, making it the #35 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 Puketitiri-Tutira?

  The annual crime rate in Puketitiri-Tutira is 27.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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