Te Awanga Safety Snapshot

Is Te Awanga safe? Yes. Te Awanga has a safety score of 86/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 86% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #8 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Te Awanga is 17.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #8 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, May 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 6.0%
  Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Te Awanga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

687

Households

294

Median income

$86,591

Median rent

$428

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

99 (14.4%)

Age 15-64

399 (58.1%)

Age 65+

174 (25.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

573 (85.3%)

Born overseas

99 (14.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

633 · 81.5%

Māori

96 · 12.4%

Pacific

18 · 2.3%

Asian

15 · 1.9%

MELAA

6 · 0.8%

Other

9 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

507 · 100%

Not owned

144 · 28.4%

Other

75 · 14.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

180 (21%)

Two families

3 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

675 (78.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Te Awanga a safe suburb to live in?

  Te Awanga has a safety score of 86/100, making it the #8 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Te Awanga?

  The annual crime rate in Te Awanga is 17.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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