Havelock Hills Safety Snapshot

Is Havelock Hills safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Havelock Hills after February 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Havelock Hills has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Havelock Hills is 5.1 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Havelock Hills Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,593

Households

627

Median income

$122,046

Median rent

$556

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

273 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

921 (57.8%)

Age 65+

387 (24.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,239 (78.5%)

Born overseas

339 (21.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,494 · 86.8%

Māori

108 · 6.3%

Pacific

15 · 0.9%

Asian

54 · 3.1%

MELAA

15 · 0.9%

Other

36 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,269 · 100%

Not owned

333 · 26.3%

Other

60 · 4.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

462 (24.7%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,398 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Havelock Hills a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Havelock Hills after February 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Havelock Hills has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Havelock Hills?

  The annual crime rate in Havelock Hills is 5.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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