St Leonards Safety Snapshot

Is St Leonards safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. St Leonards has a safety score of 3/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 3% of New Zealand suburbs, with 211.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #79 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in St Leonards is 211.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #79 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, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 81.8%
  Theft accounts for 81.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.6%
  Burglary accounts for 9.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.2%
  Assault accounts for 8.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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St Leonards Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,610

Households

1,035

Median income

$79,127

Median rent

$383

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

483 (18.5%)

Age 15-64

1,752 (67.1%)

Age 65+

360 (13.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,950 (75.5%)

Born overseas

633 (24.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,614 · 53%

Māori

750 · 24.6%

Pacific

213 · 7%

Asian

426 · 14%

MELAA

24 · 0.8%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,896 · 100%

Not owned

1,056 · 56%

Other

246 · 13%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

540 (18.1%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,427 (81.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is St Leonards a safe suburb to live in?

  St Leonards has a safety score of 3/100, making it the #79 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 St Leonards?

  The annual crime rate in St Leonards is 211.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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