Flaxmere South Safety Snapshot

Is Flaxmere South safe? About average. Flaxmere South has a safety score of 49/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 49% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #36 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Flaxmere South is 23 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #36 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 December 2025, March 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 31.0%
  Burglary accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Flaxmere South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,919

Households

765

Median income

$89,458

Median rent

$327

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

810 (27.7%)

Age 15-64

1,755 (60.1%)

Age 65+

336 (11.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,430 (84.7%)

Born overseas

438 (15.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,077 · 29.4%

Māori

1,728 · 47.1%

Pacific

723 · 19.7%

Asian

105 · 2.9%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

18 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,821 · 100%

Not owned

1,314 · 72.2%

Other

291 · 16%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

426 (19.2%)

Two families

60 (2.7%)

Three+ families

12 (0.5%)

Other composition

1,719 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Flaxmere South a safe suburb to live in?

  Flaxmere South has a safety score of 49/100, making it the #36 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Flaxmere South?

  The annual crime rate in Flaxmere South is 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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