Wairakei East-Te Tumu Safety Snapshot

Is Wairakei East-Te Tumu safe? Yes. Wairakei East-Te Tumu has a safety score of 78/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 78% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #33 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Wairakei East-Te Tumu is 18.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #33 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in June 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 53.0%
  Theft accounts for 53.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.0%
  Burglary accounts for 19.0 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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Wairakei East-Te Tumu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,362

Households

1,488

Median income

$98,971

Median rent

$609

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

1,164 (26.7%)

Age 15-64

2,508 (57.5%)

Age 65+

675 (15.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,916 (67.7%)

Born overseas

1,392 (32.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,432 · 67.3%

Māori

780 · 15.3%

Pacific

219 · 4.3%

Asian

540 · 10.6%

MELAA

99 · 1.9%

Other

33 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,961 · 100%

Not owned

1,329 · 45.2%

Other

246 · 8.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,056 (23.8%)

Two families

39 (0.9%)

Three+ families

6 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,339 (75.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wairakei East-Te Tumu a safe suburb to live in?

  Wairakei East-Te Tumu has a safety score of 78/100, making it the #33 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Wairakei East-Te Tumu?

  The annual crime rate in Wairakei East-Te Tumu is 18.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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