Pirimai West Safety Snapshot

Is Pirimai West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pirimai West has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #45 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Pirimai West is 32.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #45 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 32.0%
  Theft accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 12.0%
  Burglary accounts for 12.0 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 West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,695

Households

648

Median income

$82,849

Median rent

$432

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

1,083 (63.9%)

Age 65+

309 (18.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,377 (82.1%)

Born overseas

300 (17.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,335 · 65.2%

Māori

465 · 22.7%

Pacific

66 · 3.2%

Asian

150 · 7.3%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

21 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,221 · 100%

Not owned

576 · 47.4%

Other

132 · 10.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

387 (20.2%)

Two families

18 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,515 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pirimai West a safe suburb to live in?

  Pirimai West has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #45 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pirimai West?

  The annual crime rate in Pirimai West is 32.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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