Parkvale Safety Snapshot

Is Parkvale safe? About average. Parkvale has a safety score of 40/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 40% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #42 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Parkvale is 28.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #42 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 37.0%
  Theft accounts for 37.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Parkvale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,334

Households

996

Median income

$74,093

Median rent

$397

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

360 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

1,341 (57.5%)

Age 65+

651 (27.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,800 (77.5%)

Born overseas

522 (22.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,917 · 71.1%

Māori

393 · 14.6%

Pacific

114 · 4.2%

Asian

225 · 8.3%

MELAA

24 · 0.9%

Other

24 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,821 · 100%

Not owned

759 · 41.7%

Other

150 · 8.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

564 (19.3%)

Two families

12 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,349 (80.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Parkvale a safe suburb to live in?

  Parkvale has a safety score of 40/100, making it the #42 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Parkvale?

  The annual crime rate in Parkvale is 28.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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