Taradale South Safety Snapshot

Is Taradale South safe? Yes. Taradale South has a safety score of 84/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 84% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #9 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Taradale South is 15.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #9 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, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.

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Taradale South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,790

Households

1,047

Median income

$91,753

Median rent

$490

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

432 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

1,464 (52.5%)

Age 65+

885 (31.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,157 (77.7%)

Born overseas

618 (22.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,400 · 78.5%

Māori

348 · 11.4%

Pacific

45 · 1.5%

Asian

207 · 6.8%

MELAA

21 · 0.7%

Other

36 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,109 · 99.9%

Not owned

804 · 38.1%

Other

243 · 11.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

675 (21.9%)

Two families

21 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,382 (77.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Taradale South a safe suburb to live in?

  Taradale South has a safety score of 84/100, making it the #9 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Taradale South?

  The annual crime rate in Taradale South is 15.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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