Mayfair Safety Snapshot

Is Mayfair safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Mayfair has a safety score of 16/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 16% of New Zealand suburbs, with 43.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #70 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Mayfair is 43.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #70 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 December 2025, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 41.9%
  Burglary accounts for 41.9 percent of incidents.
• Theft 36.8%
  Theft accounts for 36.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 5.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 5.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Mayfair Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,141

Households

1,029

Median income

$84,138

Median rent

$302

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

735 (23.4%)

Age 15-64

1,977 (62.9%)

Age 65+

414 (13.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,553 (82.4%)

Born overseas

546 (17.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,842 · 47.2%

Māori

1,290 · 33.1%

Pacific

363 · 9.3%

Asian

318 · 8.2%

MELAA

39 · 1%

Other

48 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,046 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,278 · 62.3%

Other

345 · 16.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

579 (19.4%)

Two families

39 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,358 (79.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mayfair a safe suburb to live in?

  Mayfair has a safety score of 16/100, making it the #70 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mayfair?

  The annual crime rate in Mayfair is 43.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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