Pahiatua Safety Snapshot

Is Pahiatua safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pahiatua has a safety score of 35/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 35% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #77 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Pahiatua is 33.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #77 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 41.0%
  Theft accounts for 41.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 39.0%
  Burglary accounts for 39.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 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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Pahiatua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,841

Households

1,092

Median income

$66,300

Median rent

$285

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

624 (22%)

Age 15-64

1,605 (56.5%)

Age 65+

588 (20.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,541 (89.7%)

Born overseas

291 (10.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,463 · 71.2%

Māori

762 · 22%

Pacific

93 · 2.7%

Asian

81 · 2.3%

MELAA

24 · 0.7%

Other

36 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,061 · 100%

Not owned

774 · 38%

Other

168 · 8.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

699 (21.7%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,508 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pahiatua a safe suburb to live in?

  Pahiatua has a safety score of 35/100, making it the #77 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pahiatua?

  The annual crime rate in Pahiatua is 33.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Mangatainoka (Manawatū-Whanganui)