Mahora Safety Snapshot

Is Mahora safe? About average. Mahora has a safety score of 49/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 49% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #38 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Mahora is 20 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #38 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, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 24.0%
  Theft accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.0%
  Assault accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mahora Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,907

Households

999

Median income

$96,791

Median rent

$377

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

603 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

1,782 (61.3%)

Age 65+

510 (17.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,274 (79.2%)

Born overseas

597 (20.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,920 · 57.6%

Māori

759 · 22.8%

Pacific

243 · 7.3%

Asian

366 · 11%

MELAA

18 · 0.5%

Other

27 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,983 · 100%

Not owned

936 · 47.3%

Other

315 · 15.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

615 (21.3%)

Two families

33 (1.1%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,235 (77.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mahora a safe suburb to live in?

  Mahora has a safety score of 49/100, making it the #38 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mahora?

  The annual crime rate in Mahora is 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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