Sherenden-Crownthorpe Safety Snapshot

Is Sherenden-Crownthorpe safe? Yes. Sherenden-Crownthorpe has a safety score of 98/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 98% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #2 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Sherenden-Crownthorpe is 7.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #2 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 January 2026, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 5.0%
  Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Sherenden-Crownthorpe Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,398

Households

498

Median income

$110,905

Median rent

$271

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

282 (20.2%)

Age 15-64

912 (65.2%)

Age 65+

189 (13.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,233 (89.3%)

Born overseas

147 (10.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,311 · 85.5%

Māori

147 · 9.6%

Pacific

15 · 1%

Asian

6 · 0.4%

MELAA

9 · 0.6%

Other

45 · 2.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

990 · 100%

Not owned

333 · 34%

Other

132 · 13.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

357 (24.5%)

Two families

12 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,086 (74.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Sherenden-Crownthorpe a safe suburb to live in?

  Sherenden-Crownthorpe has a safety score of 98/100, making it the #2 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Sherenden-Crownthorpe?

  The annual crime rate in Sherenden-Crownthorpe is 7.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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