Horahora Safety Snapshot

Is Horahora safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Horahora has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 66.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #93 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Horahora is 66.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #93 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 44.0%
  Theft accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 26.6%
  Assault accounts for 26.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.3%
  Burglary accounts for 19.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 8.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 8.3 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.9%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Horahora Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,650

Households

606

Median income

$74,891

Median rent

$399

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

324 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

1,056 (64%)

Age 65+

258 (15.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,116 (68.4%)

Born overseas

516 (31.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

993 · 50.4%

Māori

501 · 25.4%

Pacific

60 · 3%

Asian

366 · 18.6%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

42 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,200 · 99.5%

Not owned

759 · 62.9%

Other

123 · 10.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

327 (18.1%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,455 (80.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Horahora a safe suburb to live in?

  Horahora has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #93 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 63% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Horahora?

  The annual crime rate in Horahora is 66.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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