Hurdon Safety Snapshot

Is Hurdon safe? Yes. Hurdon has a safety score of 74/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 74% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #24 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Hurdon is 7.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #24 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 5.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Hurdon Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,562

Households

960

Median income

$96,331

Median rent

$484

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

525 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

1,569 (61.2%)

Age 65+

486 (19%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,992 (77.9%)

Born overseas

564 (22.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,211 · 77.7%

Māori

351 · 12.3%

Pacific

45 · 1.6%

Asian

159 · 5.6%

MELAA

51 · 1.8%

Other

30 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,914 · 100%

Not owned

648 · 34%

Other

144 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

687 (24.1%)

Two families

24 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,139 (75%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hurdon a safe suburb to live in?

  Hurdon has a safety score of 74/100, making it the #24 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 58% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hurdon?

  The annual crime rate in Hurdon is 7.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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