Wairoa Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Wairoa is 54.6032 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 23 within Hawke's Bay Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in July 2025, September 2025, June 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 39.9%
  Theft accounts for 39.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.0%
  Burglary accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 21.7%
  Assault accounts for 21.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.

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Wairoa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Wairoa a safe suburb to live in?

  Wairoa ranks in the top 24 of suburbs in Hawke's Bay Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Wairoa?

  The annual crime rate in Wairoa is 54.6032 per 1,000 residents.

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