Flaxmere Park Safety Snapshot

Is Flaxmere Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Flaxmere Park has a safety score of 26/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 26% of New Zealand suburbs, with 46.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #59 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Flaxmere Park is 46.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #59 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.2%
  Theft accounts for 42.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 33.6%
  Burglary accounts for 33.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.3%
  Assault accounts for 20.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.1 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.8%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Flaxmere Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,736

Households

723

Median income

$96,720

Median rent

$409

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

720 (26.3%)

Age 15-64

1,695 (62%)

Age 65+

291 (10.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,295 (85.3%)

Born overseas

396 (14.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,164 · 32.7%

Māori

1,614 · 45.4%

Pacific

633 · 17.8%

Asian

120 · 3.4%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

21 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,659 · 99.8%

Not owned

978 · 58.8%

Other

339 · 20.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

420 (19.7%)

Two families

84 (3.9%)

Three+ families

12 (0.6%)

Other composition

1,611 (75.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Flaxmere Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Flaxmere Park has a safety score of 26/100, making it the #59 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 Flaxmere Park?

  The annual crime rate in Flaxmere Park is 46.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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