Te Puna Safety Snapshot

Is Te Puna safe? About average. Te Puna has a safety score of 44/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 44% of New Zealand suburbs, with 43.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #72 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Puna is 43.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #72 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 January 2026, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 60.0%
  Theft accounts for 60.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 30.8%
  Burglary accounts for 30.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.7%
  Assault accounts for 7.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Te Puna Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,027

Households

1,047

Median income

$103,819

Median rent

$389

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

522 (17.2%)

Age 15-64

1,878 (62%)

Age 65+

630 (20.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,517 (84%)

Born overseas

480 (16%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,319 · 66.7%

Māori

912 · 26.2%

Pacific

111 · 3.2%

Asian

78 · 2.2%

MELAA

21 · 0.6%

Other

36 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,226 · 100%

Not owned

846 · 38.1%

Other

279 · 12.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

708 (23%)

Two families

51 (1.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,319 (75.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Puna a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Puna has a safety score of 44/100, making it the #72 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Puna?

  The annual crime rate in Te Puna is 43.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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