Hedgehope Safety Snapshot

Is Hedgehope safe? Yes. Hedgehope has a safety score of 95/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 95% of New Zealand suburbs, with 16.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Hedgehope is 16.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Hedgehope Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,134

Households

408

Median income

$106,293

Median rent

$171

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

291 (25.7%)

Age 15-64

714 (63%)

Age 65+

138 (12.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

954 (84.1%)

Born overseas

180 (15.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

987 · 79.9%

Māori

123 · 10%

Pacific

9 · 0.7%

Asian

84 · 6.8%

MELAA

15 · 1.2%

Other

18 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

807 · 100%

Not owned

345 · 43.2%

Other

42 · 5.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

312 (25.8%)

Two families

6 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

891 (73.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hedgehope a safe suburb to live in?

  Hedgehope has a safety score of 95/100, making it the #4 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hedgehope?

  The annual crime rate in Hedgehope is 16.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz