Brookvale Safety Snapshot

Is Brookvale safe? Yes. Brookvale has a safety score of 80/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 80% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #10 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Brookvale is 12.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #10 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 March 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Brookvale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,637

Households

1,038

Median income

$116,434

Median rent

$643

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

474 (18%)

Age 15-64

1,428 (54.2%)

Age 65+

810 (30.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,037 (77.3%)

Born overseas

597 (22.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,430 · 86.2%

Māori

177 · 6.3%

Pacific

9 · 0.3%

Asian

141 · 5%

MELAA

36 · 1.3%

Other

27 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,103 · 100%

Not owned

477 · 22.7%

Other

81 · 3.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

777 (25.2%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,292 (74.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Brookvale a safe suburb to live in?

  Brookvale has a safety score of 80/100, making it the #10 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Brookvale?

  The annual crime rate in Brookvale is 12.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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