Tui Ridge Safety Snapshot

Is Tui Ridge safe? About average. Tui Ridge has a safety score of 61/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 61% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #52 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Tui Ridge is 19.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #52 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, December 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tui Ridge Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,800

Households

618

Median income

$114,527

Median rent

$323

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

348 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

1,167 (64.8%)

Age 65+

300 (16.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,515 (84.2%)

Born overseas

285 (15.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,584 · 77%

Māori

342 · 16.6%

Pacific

33 · 1.6%

Asian

63 · 3.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,329 · 99.8%

Not owned

492 · 36.9%

Other

126 · 9.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

456 (24.9%)

Two families

27 (1.5%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,344 (73.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tui Ridge a safe suburb to live in?

  Tui Ridge has a safety score of 61/100, making it the #52 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 Tui Ridge?

  The annual crime rate in Tui Ridge is 19.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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