Bader Safety Snapshot

Is Bader safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Bader has a safety score of 12/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 12% of New Zealand suburbs, with 54.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #204 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Bader is 54.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #204 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 38.3%
  Burglary accounts for 38.3 percent of incidents.
• Theft 37.6%
  Theft accounts for 37.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 20.8%
  Assault accounts for 20.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Bader Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,715

Households

798

Median income

$79,918

Median rent

$394

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

765 (28.2%)

Age 15-64

1,734 (63.9%)

Age 65+

213 (7.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,103 (78.1%)

Born overseas

588 (21.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,149 · 34.1%

Māori

1,326 · 39.4%

Pacific

393 · 11.7%

Asian

426 · 12.7%

MELAA

57 · 1.7%

Other

15 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,767 · 99.5%

Not owned

1,248 · 70.3%

Other

183 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

483 (20.7%)

Two families

48 (2.1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,803 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Bader a safe suburb to live in?

  Bader has a safety score of 12/100, making it the #204 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 76% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Bader?

  The annual crime rate in Bader is 54.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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