Poukawa Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Poukawa is 24.173 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 58 within Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2023, October 2024, December 2024.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Burglary 46.3%
  Burglary accounts for 46.3 percent of incidents.
• Theft 42.5%
  Theft accounts for 42.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Poukawa 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 Poukawa a safe suburb to live in?

  Poukawa ranks in the top 62 of suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Poukawa?

  The annual crime rate in Poukawa is 24.173 per 1,000 residents.

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