Pirimai East Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Pirimai East is 25.442 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 52 within Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 27.0%
  Theft accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 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.

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

FAQ

• Is Pirimai East a safe suburb to live in?

  Pirimai East ranks in the top 55 of suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Pirimai East?

  The annual crime rate in Pirimai East is 25.442 per 1,000 residents.

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