Taradale Central Safety Snapshot

Is Taradale Central safe? About average. Taradale Central has a safety score of 68/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 68% of New Zealand suburbs, with 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #19 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Taradale Central is 30 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #19 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 February 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.0%
  Theft accounts for 56.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Taradale Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,637

Households

1,146

Median income

$72,781

Median rent

$458

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

423 (16%)

Age 15-64

1,356 (51.4%)

Age 65+

882 (33.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,067 (78.6%)

Born overseas

564 (21.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,274 · 78%

Māori

333 · 11.4%

Pacific

45 · 1.5%

Asian

195 · 6.7%

MELAA

21 · 0.7%

Other

48 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,091 · 100%

Not owned

726 · 34.8%

Other

141 · 6.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

666 (19.7%)

Two families

27 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,694 (79.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Taradale Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Taradale Central has a safety score of 68/100, making it the #19 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Taradale Central?

  The annual crime rate in Taradale Central is 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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