Hairini Safety Snapshot

Is Hairini safe? Yes. Hairini has a safety score of 71/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 71% of New Zealand suburbs, with 18.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #39 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Hairini is 18.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #39 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 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 36.0%
  Theft accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault 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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Hairini Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,249

Households

1,263

Median income

$80,100

Median rent

$513

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

579 (17.8%)

Age 15-64

1,920 (59.1%)

Age 65+

759 (23.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,598 (80.6%)

Born overseas

624 (19.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,484 · 65.6%

Māori

909 · 24%

Pacific

84 · 2.2%

Asian

237 · 6.3%

MELAA

27 · 0.7%

Other

48 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,400 · 99.6%

Not owned

990 · 41.1%

Other

273 · 11.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

753 (20.3%)

Two families

45 (1.2%)

Three+ families

9 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,895 (78.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hairini a safe suburb to live in?

  Hairini has a safety score of 71/100, making it the #39 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hairini?

  The annual crime rate in Hairini is 18.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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