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Turitea Safety Snapshot

Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Turitea safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Turitea is 157.7 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, November 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (336 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Turitea is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
4 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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157.7
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼46.7%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 34.0%
    Theft accounts for 34.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 16.0%
    Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 2.0%
    Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Turitea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

342

Households

21

Median income

$96,657

Median rent

$300

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
6 (1.8%)
Age 15-64
327 (95.6%)
Age 65+
3 (0.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
198 (58.4%)
Born overseas
141 (41.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
201 · 54%
Māori
36 · 9.7%
Pacific
9 · 2.4%
Asian
102 · 27.4%
MELAA
21 · 5.6%
Other
3 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
330 · 100%
Not owned
315 · 96.3%
Other
3 · 0.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
9 (18.8%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
39 (81.3%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Turitea a safe suburb to live in?

    Turitea has only 336 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Turitea?

    The annual crime rate in Turitea is 157.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Turitea

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