Raceway Park Safety Snapshot

Is Raceway Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Raceway Park has a safety score of 22/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 22% of New Zealand suburbs, with 41.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #62 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Raceway Park is 41.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #62 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 33.0%
  Burglary accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 30.0%
  Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 19.0%
  Assault accounts for 19.0 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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Raceway Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,052

Households

732

Median income

$87,886

Median rent

$423

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

381 (18.6%)

Age 15-64

1,356 (66.1%)

Age 65+

327 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,506 (74.4%)

Born overseas

519 (25.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,341 · 56.7%

Māori

501 · 21.2%

Pacific

243 · 10.3%

Asian

258 · 10.9%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

24 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,416 · 100%

Not owned

696 · 49.2%

Other

273 · 19.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

420 (19.7%)

Two families

21 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,686 (79.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Raceway Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Raceway Park has a safety score of 22/100, making it the #62 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Raceway Park?

  The annual crime rate in Raceway Park is 41.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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