St Leonards Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in St Leonards is 200.845 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 5 within Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, January 2026, May 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 82.2%
  Theft accounts for 82.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.2%
  Assault accounts for 8.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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St Leonards 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 St Leonards a safe suburb to live in?

  St Leonards ranks in the top 5 of suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in St Leonards?

  The annual crime rate in St Leonards is 200.845 per 1,000 residents.

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