Onekawa Central Safety Snapshot

Is Onekawa Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Onekawa Central has a safety score of 25/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 25% of New Zealand suburbs, with 62.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #61 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Onekawa Central is 62.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #61 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 February 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 55.0%
  Theft accounts for 55.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.0%
  Assault accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Onekawa Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,560

Households

579

Median income

$83,310

Median rent

$514

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

312 (20%)

Age 15-64

960 (61.5%)

Age 65+

285 (18.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,230 (79.3%)

Born overseas

321 (20.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,233 · 65.3%

Māori

348 · 18.4%

Pacific

90 · 4.8%

Asian

183 · 9.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

21 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,152 · 100%

Not owned

492 · 43.2%

Other

99 · 8.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

366 (21.4%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,332 (78%)

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

FAQ

• Is Onekawa Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Onekawa Central has a safety score of 25/100, making it the #61 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Onekawa Central?

  The annual crime rate in Onekawa Central is 62.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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