Hospital Hill Safety Snapshot

Is Hospital Hill safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Hospital Hill has a safety score of 25/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 25% of New Zealand suburbs, with 42.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #60 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Hospital Hill is 42.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #60 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 53.4%
  Theft accounts for 53.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 35.6%
  Burglary accounts for 35.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.3%
  Assault accounts for 9.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Hospital Hill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,787

Households

1,185

Median income

$95,740

Median rent

$456

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

420 (15.1%)

Age 15-64

1,731 (62.1%)

Age 65+

663 (23.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,136 (77.1%)

Born overseas

633 (22.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,487 · 79.2%

Māori

399 · 12.7%

Pacific

48 · 1.5%

Asian

123 · 3.9%

MELAA

27 · 0.9%

Other

57 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,181 · 100%

Not owned

765 · 35.2%

Other

198 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

771 (22%)

Two families

24 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,709 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hospital Hill a safe suburb to live in?

  Hospital Hill has a safety score of 25/100, making it the #60 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hospital Hill?

  The annual crime rate in Hospital Hill is 42.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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