Pirimai East Safety Snapshot

Is Pirimai East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pirimai East has a safety score of 34/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 34% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #51 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Pirimai East is 29.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #51 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 September 2025, December 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 29.0%
  Theft accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pirimai East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,316

Households

798

Median income

$85,589

Median rent

$426

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (23.1%)

Age 15-64

1,509 (65.2%)

Age 65+

300 (13%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,968 (85.5%)

Born overseas

333 (14.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,716 · 61.7%

Māori

714 · 25.7%

Pacific

144 · 5.2%

Asian

159 · 5.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.4%

Other

36 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,638 · 100%

Not owned

768 · 46.9%

Other

153 · 9.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

519 (21.9%)

Two families

42 (1.8%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,800 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pirimai East a safe suburb to live in?

  Pirimai East has a safety score of 34/100, making it the #51 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pirimai East?

  The annual crime rate in Pirimai East is 29.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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