Frimley Safety Snapshot

Is Frimley safe? About average. Frimley has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #28 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Frimley is 20.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #28 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 November 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 43.0%
  Theft accounts for 43.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 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.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Frimley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,648

Households

1,272

Median income

$101,657

Median rent

$513

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

699 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

2,118 (58.1%)

Age 65+

852 (23.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,580 (71.5%)

Born overseas

1,026 (28.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,442 · 61%

Māori

438 · 10.9%

Pacific

138 · 3.4%

Asian

903 · 22.6%

MELAA

27 · 0.7%

Other

54 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,736 · 100%

Not owned

1,041 · 38.3%

Other

228 · 8.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

837 (22.2%)

Two families

48 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,883 (76.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Frimley a safe suburb to live in?

  Frimley has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #28 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 Frimley?

  The annual crime rate in Frimley is 20.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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