Raetihi Safety Snapshot

Is Raetihi safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Raetihi has a safety score of 18/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 18% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #106 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui.

The annual total crime rate in Raetihi is 26 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #106 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 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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Raetihi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,116

Households

369

Median income

$73,756

Median rent

$223

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

294 (26.3%)

Age 15-64

648 (58.1%)

Age 65+

156 (14%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,023 (93.7%)

Born overseas

69 (6.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

636 · 44.4%

Māori

726 · 50.7%

Pacific

27 · 1.9%

Asian

30 · 2.1%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

9 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

732 · 99.6%

Not owned

363 · 49.4%

Other

87 · 11.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

237 (21.6%)

Two families

18 (1.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

840 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Raetihi a safe suburb to live in?

  Raetihi has a safety score of 18/100, making it the #106 safest of 131 ranked suburbs in Manawatū-Whanganui Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Raetihi?

  The annual crime rate in Raetihi is 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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