Hokitika Rural Safety Snapshot

Is Hokitika Rural safe? About average. Hokitika Rural has a safety score of 50/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 50% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #15 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast.

The annual total crime rate in Hokitika Rural is 12.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #15 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 7.0%
  Burglary accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Hokitika Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,314

Households

555

Median income

$84,375

Median rent

$297

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

213 (16.2%)

Age 15-64

804 (61.2%)

Age 65+

288 (21.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,152 (88.5%)

Born overseas

150 (11.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,218 · 83.7%

Māori

162 · 11.1%

Pacific

12 · 0.8%

Asian

18 · 1.2%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

45 · 3.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,002 · 98.8%

Not owned

255 · 25.1%

Other

102 · 10.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

369 (22.5%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,266 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hokitika Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Hokitika Rural has a safety score of 50/100, making it the #15 safest of 26 ranked suburbs in West Coast Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hokitika Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Hokitika Rural is 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Hokitika (West Coast)