Te Puke West Safety Snapshot

Is Te Puke West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Te Puke West has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 37.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #99 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Puke West is 37.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #99 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.5%
  Theft accounts for 42.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 33.6%
  Burglary accounts for 33.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.9%
  Assault accounts for 14.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 6.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.7%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Te Puke West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,606

Households

1,074

Median income

$95,475

Median rent

$451

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

789 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

2,331 (64.6%)

Age 65+

444 (12.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,682 (75.7%)

Born overseas

861 (24.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,028 · 47.8%

Māori

1,218 · 28.7%

Pacific

186 · 4.4%

Asian

750 · 17.7%

MELAA

18 · 0.4%

Other

45 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,367 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,245 · 52.4%

Other

426 · 17.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

696 (21.8%)

Two families

78 (2.4%)

Three+ families

9 (0.3%)

Other composition

2,406 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

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

  Te Puke West has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #99 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Puke West?

  The annual crime rate in Te Puke West is 37.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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