Lochain Park Safety Snapshot

Is Lochain Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Lochain Park has a safety score of 34/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 34% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #52 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Lochain Park is 29.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #52 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 October 2025, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.0%
  Theft accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.0%
  Assault accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Lochain Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,982

Households

774

Median income

$95,047

Median rent

$406

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

861 (28.9%)

Age 15-64

1,905 (63.9%)

Age 65+

252 (8.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,532 (86.2%)

Born overseas

405 (13.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,143 · 30.1%

Māori

1,752 · 46.1%

Pacific

750 · 19.7%

Asian

99 · 2.6%

MELAA

18 · 0.5%

Other

36 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,794 · 99.2%

Not owned

1,203 · 66.5%

Other

333 · 18.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

483 (21.6%)

Two families

60 (2.7%)

Three+ families

15 (0.7%)

Other composition

1,674 (75%)

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

FAQ

• Is Lochain Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Lochain Park has a safety score of 34/100, making it the #52 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Lochain Park?

  The annual crime rate in Lochain Park is 29.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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