Awahuri Safety Snapshot

Is Awahuri safe? Yes. Awahuri has a safety score of 79/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 79% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #12 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Awahuri is 19 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #12 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Awahuri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,109

Households

780

Median income

$102,167

Median rent

$345

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

450 (21.3%)

Age 15-64

1,272 (60.3%)

Age 65+

408 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,923 (90.9%)

Born overseas

192 (9.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,929 · 79.6%

Māori

363 · 15%

Pacific

36 · 1.5%

Asian

51 · 2.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

36 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,584 · 99.6%

Not owned

540 · 34%

Other

81 · 5.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

579 (24.8%)

Two families

27 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,725 (73.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Awahuri a safe suburb to live in?

  Awahuri has a safety score of 79/100, making it the #12 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Awahuri?

  The annual crime rate in Awahuri is 19 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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