Nireaha-Eketāhuna Safety Snapshot

Is Nireaha-Eketāhuna safe? About average. Nireaha-Eketāhuna has a safety score of 59/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 59% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #35 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Nireaha-Eketāhuna is 32.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #35 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 31.0%
  Burglary accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Nireaha-Eketāhuna Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,590

Households

615

Median income

$69,960

Median rent

$236

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

303 (19.1%)

Age 15-64

1,026 (64.5%)

Age 65+

270 (17%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,410 (89.5%)

Born overseas

165 (10.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,428 · 75.7%

Māori

345 · 18.3%

Pacific

36 · 1.9%

Asian

39 · 2.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

30 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,158 · 100%

Not owned

489 · 42.4%

Other

135 · 11.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

393 (21.8%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,401 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Nireaha-Eketāhuna a safe suburb to live in?

  Nireaha-Eketāhuna has a safety score of 59/100, making it the #35 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Nireaha-Eketāhuna?

  The annual crime rate in Nireaha-Eketāhuna is 32.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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