Tamatea East Safety Snapshot

Is Tamatea East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tamatea East has a safety score of 35/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 35% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Tamatea East is 29.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 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 September 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.0%
  Assault accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tamatea East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,785

Households

651

Median income

$82,802

Median rent

$344

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

369 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

1,122 (62.9%)

Age 65+

300 (16.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,461 (82%)

Born overseas

321 (18%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,320 · 60.9%

Māori

579 · 26.7%

Pacific

69 · 3.2%

Asian

147 · 6.8%

MELAA

15 · 0.7%

Other

39 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,299 · 100%

Not owned

672 · 51.7%

Other

126 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

408 (21.1%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,509 (78%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tamatea East a safe suburb to live in?

  Tamatea East has a safety score of 35/100, making it the #49 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 62% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tamatea East?

  The annual crime rate in Tamatea East is 29.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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