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Te Puru Safety Snapshot

Auckland, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Te Puru safe? Yes. Te Puru has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 9.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #32 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland.

The annual total crime rate in Te Puru is 9.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #32 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
92 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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9.8
Regional rank #32 / 598 (Top 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼27.3%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 20.0%
    Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 15.0%
    Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 7.0%
    Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Te Puru Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,590

Households

1,512

Median income

$163,451

Median rent

$717

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
1,020 (22.2%)
Age 15-64
2,913 (63.5%)
Age 65+
633 (13.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
2,991 (65.6%)
Born overseas
1,569 (34.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
3,984 · 77%
Māori
393 · 7.6%
Pacific
150 · 2.9%
Asian
477 · 9.2%
MELAA
51 · 1%
Other
117 · 2.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
3,423 · 100%
Not owned
1,134 · 33.2%
Other
156 · 4.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
1,263 (27.8%)
Two families
63 (1.4%)
Three+ families
6 (0.1%)
Other composition
3,210 (70.7%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Te Puru a safe suburb to live in?

    Te Puru has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #32 safest of 598 ranked suburbs in Auckland. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Te Puru?

    The annual crime rate in Te Puru is 9.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Te Puru

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