Bay View (Napier City) Safety Snapshot

Is Bay View (Napier City) safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Bay View (Napier City) has a safety score of 19/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 19% of New Zealand suburbs, with 75.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #67 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Bay View (Napier City) is 75.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #67 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, December 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 77.9%
  Theft accounts for 77.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.4%
  Assault accounts for 6.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.6%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Bay View (Napier City) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,295

Households

834

Median income

$104,318

Median rent

$420

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

396 (17.3%)

Age 15-64

1,398 (60.9%)

Age 65+

474 (20.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,935 (85.4%)

Born overseas

330 (14.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,004 · 76.8%

Māori

453 · 17.4%

Pacific

30 · 1.1%

Asian

75 · 2.9%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

33 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,674 · 99.8%

Not owned

501 · 29.9%

Other

228 · 13.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

594 (24.5%)

Two families

18 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,812 (74.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bay View (Napier City) a safe suburb to live in?

  Bay View (Napier City) has a safety score of 19/100, making it the #67 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bay View (Napier City)?

  The annual crime rate in Bay View (Napier City) is 75.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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