Iona Safety Snapshot

Is Iona safe? Yes. Iona has a safety score of 74/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 74% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #17 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Iona is 14 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #17 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Iona Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,580

Households

975

Median income

$103,502

Median rent

$569

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

489 (19%)

Age 15-64

1,470 (57%)

Age 65+

636 (24.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,938 (75.7%)

Born overseas

621 (24.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,355 · 82.6%

Māori

267 · 9.4%

Pacific

45 · 1.6%

Asian

93 · 3.3%

MELAA

42 · 1.5%

Other

48 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,950 · 100%

Not owned

711 · 36.5%

Other

129 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

675 (23.3%)

Two families

9 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,211 (76.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Iona a safe suburb to live in?

  Iona has a safety score of 74/100, making it the #17 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Iona?

  The annual crime rate in Iona is 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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