Greenmeadows South Safety Snapshot

Is Greenmeadows South safe? About average. Greenmeadows South has a safety score of 62/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 62% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #25 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Greenmeadows South is 29.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #25 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, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Greenmeadows South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,172

Households

858

Median income

$76,419

Median rent

$376

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

420 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

1,290 (59.4%)

Age 65+

456 (21%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,806 (83.5%)

Born overseas

357 (16.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,770 · 69.7%

Māori

486 · 19.1%

Pacific

78 · 3.1%

Asian

129 · 5.1%

MELAA

30 · 1.2%

Other

45 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,575 · 99.6%

Not owned

711 · 45%

Other

162 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

492 (19.4%)

Two families

24 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,022 (79.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Greenmeadows South a safe suburb to live in?

  Greenmeadows South has a safety score of 62/100, making it the #25 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Greenmeadows South?

  The annual crime rate in Greenmeadows South is 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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• Greenmeadows Central (Hawke's Bay)
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• Pirimai East (Hawke's Bay)
• Taradale Central (Hawke's Bay)
• Greenmeadows West (Hawke's Bay)
• Pirimai West (Hawke's Bay)
• Tamatea North (Hawke's Bay)
• Onekawa South (Hawke's Bay)