Onekawa South Safety Snapshot

Is Onekawa South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Onekawa South has a safety score of 27/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 27% of New Zealand suburbs, with 44.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #58 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Onekawa South is 44.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #58 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 October 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 40.9%
  Theft accounts for 40.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 35.6%
  Burglary accounts for 35.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 22.1%
  Assault accounts for 22.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Onekawa South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,354

Households

1,032

Median income

$86,155

Median rent

$377

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

783 (23.3%)

Age 15-64

2,181 (65%)

Age 65+

348 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,814 (86.5%)

Born overseas

441 (13.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,103 · 51.1%

Māori

1,494 · 36.3%

Pacific

258 · 6.3%

Asian

186 · 4.5%

MELAA

39 · 0.9%

Other

39 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,259 · 99.3%

Not owned

1,347 · 59.2%

Other

270 · 11.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

660 (21.6%)

Two families

54 (1.8%)

Three+ families

12 (0.4%)

Other composition

2,325 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Onekawa South a safe suburb to live in?

  Onekawa South has a safety score of 27/100, making it the #58 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Onekawa South?

  The annual crime rate in Onekawa South is 44.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Marewa West (Hawke's Bay)
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