Te Puke South Safety Snapshot

Is Te Puke South safe? Yes. Te Puke South has a safety score of 84/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 84% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Puke South is 13.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Puke South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,778

Households

936

Median income

$89,402

Median rent

$442

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

462 (16.6%)

Age 15-64

1,650 (59.4%)

Age 65+

663 (23.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,977 (71.9%)

Born overseas

771 (28.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,884 · 59.4%

Māori

549 · 17.3%

Pacific

66 · 2.1%

Asian

624 · 19.7%

MELAA

21 · 0.7%

Other

30 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,100 · 99.2%

Not owned

894 · 42.2%

Other

204 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

603 (21.6%)

Two families

60 (2.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,130 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Puke South has a safety score of 84/100, making it the #19 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Puke South?

  The annual crime rate in Te Puke South is 13.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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