Camberley Safety Snapshot

Is Camberley safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Camberley has a safety score of 6/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 6% of New Zealand suburbs, with 72 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #78 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Camberley is 72 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #78 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, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 39.9%
  Theft accounts for 39.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 34.1%
  Assault accounts for 34.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.8%
  Burglary accounts for 20.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.

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Camberley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,406

Households

678

Median income

$72,869

Median rent

$269

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

633 (26.3%)

Age 15-64

1,506 (62.6%)

Age 65+

282 (11.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,001 (85.1%)

Born overseas

351 (14.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

957 · 32.8%

Māori

1,308 · 44.8%

Pacific

495 · 16.9%

Asian

147 · 5%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

6 · 0.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,542 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,110 · 71.7%

Other

240 · 15.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

378 (19.3%)

Two families

48 (2.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,533 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Camberley a safe suburb to live in?

  Camberley has a safety score of 6/100, making it the #78 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 61% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Camberley?

  The annual crime rate in Camberley is 72 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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