Frasertown-Ruakituri Safety Snapshot

Is Frasertown-Ruakituri safe? About average. Frasertown-Ruakituri has a safety score of 55/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 55% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #32 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Frasertown-Ruakituri is 33.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #32 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Frasertown-Ruakituri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

876

Households

315

Median income

$76,117

Median rent

$185

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

195 (22.3%)

Age 15-64

531 (60.6%)

Age 65+

165 (18.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

840 (96.2%)

Born overseas

33 (3.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

597 · 56.7%

Māori

438 · 41.6%

Pacific

12 · 1.1%

Asian

0 · 0%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

6 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

615 · 100%

Not owned

309 · 51%

Other

72 · 11.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

201 (22%)

Two families

9 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

705 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Frasertown-Ruakituri a safe suburb to live in?

  Frasertown-Ruakituri has a safety score of 55/100, making it the #32 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Frasertown-Ruakituri?

  The annual crime rate in Frasertown-Ruakituri is 33.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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