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Cornmarket Safety Snapshot

Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Cornmarket safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Cornmarket has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #110 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Cornmarket is 63 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #110 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
15 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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63
Regional rank #110 / 131 (Bottom 25%)
3-Month Trend
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▼18.5%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 49.0%
    Theft accounts for 49.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 32.0%
    Burglary accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 6.0%
    Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
    Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
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Cornmarket Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,425

Households

720

Median income

$40,592

Median rent

$312

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
195 (13.7%)
Age 15-64
834 (58.5%)
Age 65+
360 (25.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
1,104 (79.1%)
Born overseas
291 (20.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
1,038 · 62.2%
Māori
363 · 21.8%
Pacific
78 · 4.7%
Asian
159 · 9.5%
MELAA
9 · 0.5%
Other
21 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
1,110 · 100%
Not owned
705 · 63.7%
Other
117 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
246 (11.6%)
Two families
6 (0.3%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
1,869 (88.1%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Cornmarket a safe suburb to live in?

    Cornmarket has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #110 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

  • What is the crime rate in Cornmarket?

    The annual crime rate in Cornmarket is 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Cornmarket

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