Te Puke East Safety Snapshot

Is Te Puke East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Puke East has a safety score of 6/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 6% of New Zealand suburbs, with 145.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #127 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Puke East is 145.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #127 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 72.8%
  Theft accounts for 72.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.1%
  Burglary accounts for 15.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.3%
  Assault accounts for 10.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Te Puke East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,745

Households

912

Median income

$77,949

Median rent

$404

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (19.5%)

Age 15-64

1,695 (61.7%)

Age 65+

522 (19%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,004 (74.7%)

Born overseas

678 (25.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,653 · 50.3%

Māori

882 · 26.8%

Pacific

204 · 6.2%

Asian

465 · 14.2%

MELAA

51 · 1.6%

Other

30 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,938 · 100%

Not owned

1,080 · 56.2%

Other

276 · 14.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

534 (19.7%)

Two families

42 (1.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,139 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Puke East a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Puke East has a safety score of 6/100, making it the #127 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Puke East?

  The annual crime rate in Te Puke East is 145.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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