The safest suburb in Hawke's Bay is Maraekakaho, with a safety score of 100/100 and 5.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Sherenden-Crownthorpe and Poraiti Hills come next. These rankings cover 79 Hawke's Bay suburbs, using NZ Police data.
Police data to August 2026
| # | Suburb | Safety score | Crimes per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maraekakaho | 100/100 | 5.1 |
| 2 | Sherenden-Crownthorpe | 98/100 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Poraiti Hills | 97/100 | 14 |
| 4 | Mangaonuku | 97/100 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Greenmeadows West | 95/100 | 7 |
| 6 | Haumoana | 90/100 | 8 |
| 7 | Taradale West | 89/100 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Te Awanga | 86/100 | 17.5 |
| 9 | Taradale South | 84/100 | 15.3 |
| 10 | Brookvale | 80/100 | 12.6 |
| 11 | Mangarara | 80/100 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Poukawa | 80/100 | 15.9 |
| 13 | Puketapu-Eskdale | 79/100 | 16.7 |
| 14 | Makaretu | 79/100 | 17.3 |
| 15 | Hereworth | 78/100 | 13.3 |
| 16 | Poraiti Flat | 76/100 | 13.6 |
| 17 | Iona | 74/100 | 14 |
| 18 | Te Mata Hills | 71/100 | 13.8 |
| 19 | Taradale Central | 68/100 | 30 |
| 20 | Tareha Reserve | 67/100 | 20 |
Scores compare each suburb with every ranked suburb in New Zealand; higher is safer. How the score works. Suburbs with very few residents or incomplete Police records are not ranked.
