Tamatea North Safety Snapshot

Is Tamatea North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tamatea North has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 124.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #77 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Tamatea North is 124.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #77 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 81.5%
  Theft accounts for 81.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.6%
  Burglary accounts for 10.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.9%
  Assault accounts for 6.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Tamatea North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,734

Households

615

Median income

$81,574

Median rent

$381

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

363 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

1,131 (65.2%)

Age 65+

228 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,482 (85.9%)

Born overseas

243 (14.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,299 · 61.7%

Māori

585 · 27.8%

Pacific

78 · 3.7%

Asian

99 · 4.7%

MELAA

18 · 0.9%

Other

27 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,209 · 100%

Not owned

624 · 51.7%

Other

150 · 12.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

375 (20.4%)

Two families

21 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,440 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tamatea North a safe suburb to live in?

  Tamatea North has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #77 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tamatea North?

  The annual crime rate in Tamatea North is 124.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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