Cornwall Park Safety Snapshot

Is Cornwall Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Cornwall Park has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 52.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #74 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Cornwall Park is 52.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #74 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 March 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.8%
  Theft accounts for 43.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 32.1%
  Burglary accounts for 32.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 17.9%
  Assault accounts for 17.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.9 percent of incidents.

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Cornwall Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,114

Households

1,221

Median income

$75,981

Median rent

$371

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

612 (19.7%)

Age 15-64

1,908 (61.3%)

Age 65+

603 (19.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,469 (80.2%)

Born overseas

609 (19.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,139 · 58%

Māori

873 · 23.7%

Pacific

228 · 6.2%

Asian

360 · 9.8%

MELAA

30 · 0.8%

Other

60 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,229 · 98.9%

Not owned

1,167 · 51.8%

Other

273 · 12.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

645 (18.2%)

Two families

42 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,859 (80.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Cornwall Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Cornwall Park has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #74 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Cornwall Park?

  The annual crime rate in Cornwall Park is 52.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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