Waipukurau East Safety Snapshot

Is Waipukurau East safe? About average. Waipukurau East has a safety score of 64/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 64% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Waipukurau East is 15.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipukurau East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,962

Households

765

Median income

$75,284

Median rent

$369

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

357 (18.2%)

Age 15-64

1,065 (54.3%)

Age 65+

528 (26.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,701 (86.7%)

Born overseas

261 (13.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,539 · 66%

Māori

570 · 24.5%

Pacific

72 · 3.1%

Asian

111 · 4.8%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,416 · 100%

Not owned

531 · 37.5%

Other

186 · 13.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

456 (20.2%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,788 (79%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipukurau East a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipukurau East has a safety score of 64/100, making it the #22 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 65% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waipukurau East?

  The annual crime rate in Waipukurau East is 15.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Waipukurau West (Hawke's Bay)
• Waipāwa (Hawke's Bay)