Poraiti Hills Safety Snapshot

Is Poraiti Hills safe? Yes. Poraiti Hills has a safety score of 97/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 97% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #3 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Poraiti Hills is 14 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #3 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 October 2025, December 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.

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Poraiti Hills Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

867

Households

303

Median income

$127,980

Median rent

$409

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

138 (15.9%)

Age 15-64

540 (62.3%)

Age 65+

174 (20.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

732 (85%)

Born overseas

129 (15%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

804 · 83.2%

Māori

99 · 10.2%

Pacific

9 · 0.9%

Asian

18 · 1.9%

MELAA

12 · 1.2%

Other

24 · 2.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

678 · 100%

Not owned

186 · 27.7%

Other

51 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

237 (26.5%)

Two families

15 (1.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

642 (71.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Poraiti Hills a safe suburb to live in?

  Poraiti Hills has a safety score of 97/100, making it the #3 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 100% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Poraiti Hills?

  The annual crime rate in Poraiti Hills is 14 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Greenmeadows South (Hawke's Bay)
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