Karamu Safety Snapshot

Is Karamu safe? About average. Karamu has a safety score of 62/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 62% of New Zealand suburbs, with 30.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #27 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Karamu is 30.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #27 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in May 2026, June 2026, July 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.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Karamu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,368

Households

426

Median income

$109,994

Median rent

$394

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

255 (18.6%)

Age 15-64

912 (66.7%)

Age 65+

207 (15.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,179 (86.9%)

Born overseas

177 (13.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

915 · 55.9%

Māori

561 · 34.2%

Pacific

96 · 5.9%

Asian

33 · 2%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

951 · 100%

Not owned

477 · 50.3%

Other

159 · 16.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

273 (22.4%)

Two families

24 (2%)

Three+ families

9 (0.7%)

Other composition

915 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Karamu a safe suburb to live in?

  Karamu has a safety score of 62/100, making it the #27 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Karamu?

  The annual crime rate in Karamu is 30.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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