Tamatea West Safety Snapshot

Is Tamatea West safe? About average. Tamatea West has a safety score of 64/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 64% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #23 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Tamatea West is 21 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #23 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 January 2026, July 2026, August 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 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tamatea West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,043

Households

741

Median income

$74,018

Median rent

$380

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

438 (21.4%)

Age 15-64

1,176 (57.6%)

Age 65+

417 (20.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,671 (82.5%)

Born overseas

354 (17.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,518 · 64.1%

Māori

528 · 22.3%

Pacific

102 · 4.3%

Asian

165 · 7%

MELAA

24 · 1%

Other

33 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,467 · 99.6%

Not owned

708 · 48.1%

Other

135 · 9.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (20.1%)

Two families

27 (1.2%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,701 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tamatea West a safe suburb to live in?

  Tamatea West has a safety score of 64/100, making it the #23 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tamatea West?

  The annual crime rate in Tamatea West is 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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