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Palmerston North Airport Safety Snapshot

Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Palmerston North Airport safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Palmerston North Airport is 219.5 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (123 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Palmerston North Airport is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
3 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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219.5
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼57.1%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 11.0%
    Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 9.0%
    Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 6.0%
    Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Palmerston North Airport Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

129

Households

42

Median income

$137,300

Median rent

$500

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
21 (16.3%)
Age 15-64
87 (67.4%)
Age 65+
21 (16.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
114 (88.4%)
Born overseas
15 (11.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
111 · 72.5%
Māori
24 · 15.7%
Pacific
9 · 5.9%
Asian
6 · 3.9%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
3 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
96 · 100%
Not owned
45 · 48.4%
Other
9 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
30 (23.8%)
Two families
3 (2.4%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
93 (73.8%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Palmerston North Airport a safe suburb to live in?

    Palmerston North Airport has only 123 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Palmerston North Airport?

    The annual crime rate in Palmerston North Airport is 219.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Palmerston North Airport

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