Hokianga South Safety Snapshot

Is Hokianga South safe? About average. Hokianga South has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #35 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Hokianga South is 28.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #35 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Hokianga South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,365

Households

465

Median income

$45,597

Median rent

$222

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

261 (19.1%)

Age 15-64

741 (54.3%)

Age 65+

354 (25.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,191 (89.4%)

Born overseas

141 (10.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

750 · 43.3%

Māori

849 · 49%

Pacific

81 · 4.7%

Asian

24 · 1.4%

MELAA

12 · 0.7%

Other

15 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

831 · 99.6%

Not owned

342 · 41%

Other

261 · 31.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

231 (17%)

Two families

15 (1.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,104 (81.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hokianga South a safe suburb to live in?

  Hokianga South has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #35 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hokianga South?

  The annual crime rate in Hokianga South is 28.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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