Westshore Safety Snapshot

Is Westshore safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Westshore has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 54.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #69 safest of 79 ranked suburbs in Hawke's Bay.

The annual total crime rate in Westshore is 54.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #69 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 February 2026, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 33.0%
  Theft accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Westshore Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,164

Households

507

Median income

$84,978

Median rent

$421

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

144 (12.4%)

Age 15-64

681 (58.5%)

Age 65+

324 (27.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

945 (81.6%)

Born overseas

213 (18.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

999 · 77.3%

Māori

213 · 16.5%

Pacific

21 · 1.6%

Asian

45 · 3.5%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

6 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

921 · 100%

Not owned

393 · 42.7%

Other

93 · 10.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

306 (20.4%)

Two families

6 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,188 (79.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Westshore a safe suburb to live in?

  Westshore has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #69 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 Westshore?

  The annual crime rate in Westshore is 54.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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