Te Teko Lakes Safety Snapshot

Is Te Teko Lakes safe? About average. Te Teko Lakes has a safety score of 51/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 51% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #64 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Te Teko Lakes is 28.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #64 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 October 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 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Teko Lakes Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,782

Households

480

Median income

$89,905

Median rent

$287

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

405 (22.7%)

Age 15-64

1,152 (64.6%)

Age 65+

219 (12.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,584 (90.7%)

Born overseas

162 (9.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

585 · 26.9%

Māori

1,389 · 63.8%

Pacific

141 · 6.5%

Asian

54 · 2.5%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

3 · 0.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,071 · 100%

Not owned

564 · 52.7%

Other

315 · 29.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

252 (18.6%)

Two families

45 (3.3%)

Three+ families

6 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,053 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Teko Lakes a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Teko Lakes has a safety score of 51/100, making it the #64 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Teko Lakes?

  The annual crime rate in Te Teko Lakes is 28.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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