Meeanee-Awatoto Safety Snapshot

Is Meeanee-Awatoto safe? About average. Meeanee-Awatoto has a safety score of 53/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 53% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #34 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Meeanee-Awatoto is 29.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #34 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 47.0%
  Burglary accounts for 47.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 34.0%
  Theft accounts for 34.0 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 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Meeanee-Awatoto Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,375

Households

1,269

Median income

$103,952

Median rent

$534

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

528 (15.6%)

Age 15-64

1,977 (58.6%)

Age 65+

885 (26.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,727 (81.2%)

Born overseas

630 (18.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,880 · 75.1%

Māori

504 · 13.1%

Pacific

144 · 3.8%

Asian

216 · 5.6%

MELAA

21 · 0.5%

Other

69 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,544 · 100%

Not owned

813 · 32.1%

Other

330 · 13%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

894 (23.7%)

Two families

27 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,856 (75.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Meeanee-Awatoto a safe suburb to live in?

  Meeanee-Awatoto has a safety score of 53/100, making it the #34 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Meeanee-Awatoto?

  The annual crime rate in Meeanee-Awatoto is 29.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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