Hamurana Safety Snapshot

Is Hamurana safe? Yes. Hamurana has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #15 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Hamurana is 7.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #15 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, October 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Hamurana Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,170

Households

429

Median income

$108,604

Median rent

$478

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

201 (17.2%)

Age 15-64

741 (63.3%)

Age 65+

219 (18.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

933 (80.4%)

Born overseas

228 (19.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

999 · 71.5%

Māori

288 · 20.6%

Pacific

24 · 1.7%

Asian

51 · 3.6%

MELAA

9 · 0.6%

Other

27 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

918 · 100%

Not owned

255 · 28.1%

Other

63 · 7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

327 (25.6%)

Two families

24 (1.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

924 (72.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hamurana a safe suburb to live in?

  Hamurana has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #15 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hamurana?

  The annual crime rate in Hamurana is 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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