Flaxmere West Safety Snapshot

Is Flaxmere West safe? About average. Flaxmere West has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #41 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Flaxmere West is 22.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #41 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 November 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.0%
  Assault accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Flaxmere West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,829

Households

723

Median income

$91,351

Median rent

$396

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

885 (31.3%)

Age 15-64

1,746 (61.7%)

Age 65+

177 (6.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,358 (84.7%)

Born overseas

426 (15.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

891 · 25.1%

Māori

1,686 · 47.5%

Pacific

867 · 24.4%

Asian

96 · 2.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

3 · 0.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,578 · 100%

Not owned

1,110 · 70.3%

Other

354 · 22.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

438 (21.6%)

Two families

42 (2.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,539 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Flaxmere West a safe suburb to live in?

  Flaxmere West has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #41 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Flaxmere West?

  The annual crime rate in Flaxmere West is 22.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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