Bridge Pa Safety Snapshot

Is Bridge Pa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Bridge Pa has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 80.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #75 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Bridge Pa is 80.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #75 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 72.5%
  Assault accounts for 72.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.5%
  Burglary accounts for 16.5 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.3%
  Theft accounts for 7.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.7 percent of incidents.

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Bridge Pa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,380

Households

246

Median income

$115,784

Median rent

$436

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

216 (15.7%)

Age 15-64

984 (71.3%)

Age 65+

186 (13.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,167 (86.1%)

Born overseas

189 (13.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

630 · 37.8%

Māori

834 · 50.1%

Pacific

108 · 6.5%

Asian

69 · 4.1%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

18 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

768 · 98.5%

Not owned

468 · 60%

Other

378 · 48.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

147 (20.2%)

Two families

21 (2.9%)

Three+ families

9 (1.2%)

Other composition

549 (75.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bridge Pa a safe suburb to live in?

  Bridge Pa has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #75 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. Property crime is 24% of recorded crime; the rest is offences against people and other categories.

• What is the crime rate in Bridge Pa?

  The annual crime rate in Bridge Pa is 80.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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