Bledisloe Park Safety Snapshot

Is Bledisloe Park safe? About average. Bledisloe Park has a safety score of 64/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 64% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #24 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Bledisloe Park is 15.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #24 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Bledisloe Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,364

Households

945

Median income

$83,181

Median rent

$495

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

483 (20.4%)

Age 15-64

1,434 (60.7%)

Age 65+

438 (18.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,878 (79.3%)

Born overseas

489 (20.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,929 · 71.4%

Māori

381 · 14.1%

Pacific

102 · 3.8%

Asian

240 · 8.9%

MELAA

24 · 0.9%

Other

24 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,737 · 99.7%

Not owned

744 · 42.7%

Other

147 · 8.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

576 (20.7%)

Two families

9 (0.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,199 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bledisloe Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Bledisloe Park has a safety score of 64/100, making it the #24 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bledisloe Park?

  The annual crime rate in Bledisloe Park is 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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