Queens Square Safety Snapshot

Is Queens Square safe? About average. Queens Square has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 35.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #39 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Queens Square is 35.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #39 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 March 2026, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 38.0%
  Theft accounts for 38.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Queens Square Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,947

Households

801

Median income

$78,502

Median rent

$415

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

351 (18%)

Age 15-64

1,275 (65.5%)

Age 65+

306 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,440 (74.2%)

Born overseas

501 (25.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,368 · 59.8%

Māori

471 · 20.6%

Pacific

96 · 4.2%

Asian

309 · 13.5%

MELAA

18 · 0.8%

Other

24 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,404 · 98.9%

Not owned

744 · 52.4%

Other

174 · 12.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (18.7%)

Two families

12 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,884 (80.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Queens Square a safe suburb to live in?

  Queens Square has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #39 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Queens Square?

  The annual crime rate in Queens Square is 35.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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