Kahuranaki Safety Snapshot

Is Kahuranaki safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kahuranaki has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #46 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Kahuranaki is 25.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #46 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 October 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kahuranaki Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,542

Households

543

Median income

$108,429

Median rent

$328

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

291 (18.9%)

Age 15-64

981 (63.6%)

Age 65+

261 (16.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,209 (79.3%)

Born overseas

315 (20.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,323 · 76.2%

Māori

348 · 20%

Pacific

27 · 1.6%

Asian

12 · 0.7%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

24 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,056 · 99.7%

Not owned

387 · 36.5%

Other

177 · 16.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

375 (23.8%)

Two families

18 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,185 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kahuranaki a safe suburb to live in?

  Kahuranaki has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #46 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kahuranaki?

  The annual crime rate in Kahuranaki is 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Te Mata Hills (Hawke's Bay)
• Havelock Hills (Hawke's Bay)