Parihaka Safety Snapshot

Is Parihaka safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Parihaka after July 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Parihaka has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Parihaka is 29.4 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 28.0%
  Theft accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Parihaka Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,262

Households

822

Median income

$85,754

Median rent

$221

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

558 (24.7%)

Age 15-64

1,467 (64.9%)

Age 65+

234 (10.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,049 (91.2%)

Born overseas

198 (8.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,845 · 68.7%

Māori

684 · 25.5%

Pacific

45 · 1.7%

Asian

72 · 2.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,536 · 100%

Not owned

894 · 58.4%

Other

180 · 11.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

531 (22.3%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,836 (77%)

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

FAQ

• Is Parihaka a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Parihaka after July 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Parihaka has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Parihaka?

  The annual crime rate in Parihaka is 29.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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