Taurekaitai

Central Hawke's Bay District•Hawke's Bay Region

Last updated: 21 October 2025 at 5:45 am

Safety Score

67

R6

Crime Rate per 1000

20.5

(Population: 2049)

Total Crimes (12m)

42

Crime Trend

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Rank in region

#66 / 94

(bottom 30%)

3 Month Trend Change

+25%

Safety Score

Taurekaitai Overview

Crime Count

No data

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20

50

100

Assault

Sexual offences

Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Burglary

Theft

Most common offences by count were burglary (51.3%), theft (30.8%), and assault (10.3%). Percentages show share of offence counts in the selected time frame.

Crime Summary

The annual total crime rate in Taurekaitai is 20.4978 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 66 within Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in Dec 2022, Feb 2023, Mar 2023.

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Crime activity peaked in December 2022, February 2023, and March 2023.

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