Te Puke East

Western Bay of Plenty District•Bay of Plenty Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

14

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

138.6

(Population: 2721)

Total Crimes (12m)

377

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#17 / 157

(top 11%)

3 Month Trend Change

+2.5%

Safety Score

Te Puke East Overview

Crime Count

No data

0

20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were theft (74.5%), burglary (15.0%), and assault (9.1%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Te Puke East is 138.552 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 17 within Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Oct 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in November 2022, December 2022, and October 2023.

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