Karanema-St Hill Safety Snapshot

Is Karanema-St Hill safe? About average. Karanema-St Hill has a safety score of 55/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 55% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #33 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Karanema-St Hill is 15.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #33 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 April 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Karanema-St Hill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,001

Households

906

Median income

$68,178

Median rent

$423

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

288 (14.4%)

Age 15-64

882 (44.1%)

Age 65+

855 (42.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,503 (75.8%)

Born overseas

480 (24.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,815 · 83.3%

Māori

186 · 8.5%

Pacific

42 · 1.9%

Asian

78 · 3.6%

MELAA

15 · 0.7%

Other

42 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,587 · 100%

Not owned

648 · 40.9%

Other

141 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

450 (17%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,190 (82.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Karanema-St Hill a safe suburb to live in?

  Karanema-St Hill has a safety score of 55/100, making it the #33 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 Karanema-St Hill?

  The annual crime rate in Karanema-St Hill is 15.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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