Twyford Safety Snapshot

Is Twyford safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Twyford has a safety score of 32/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 32% of New Zealand suburbs, with 44.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #53 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Twyford is 44.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #53 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 November 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Twyford Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

774

Households

177

Median income

$113,717

Median rent

$347

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

111 (14.3%)

Age 15-64

534 (69%)

Age 65+

138 (17.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

558 (72.1%)

Born overseas

216 (27.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

546 · 63.2%

Māori

102 · 11.8%

Pacific

150 · 17.4%

Asian

39 · 4.5%

MELAA

15 · 1.7%

Other

12 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

456 · 97.4%

Not owned

183 · 39.1%

Other

195 · 41.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

120 (23%)

Two families

9 (1.7%)

Three+ families

3 (0.6%)

Other composition

390 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Twyford a safe suburb to live in?

  Twyford has a safety score of 32/100, making it the #53 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Twyford?

  The annual crime rate in Twyford is 44.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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