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Centennial Safety Snapshot

Waikato, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Centennial safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Centennial is 256.4 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (78 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Centennial is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
5 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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256.4
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼83.3%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 10.0%
    Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 5.0%
    Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 5.0%
    Burglary accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
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Centennial Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

90

Households

27

Median income

$138,400

Median rent

—

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
12 (13.3%)
Age 15-64
48 (53.3%)
Age 65+
12 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
69 (82.1%)
Born overseas
15 (17.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
78 · 70.3%
Māori
27 · 24.3%
Pacific
3 · 2.7%
Asian
3 · 2.7%
MELAA
0 · 0%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
57 · 100%
Not owned
30 · 52.6%
Other
15 · 26.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
15 (21.7%)
Two families
0 (0%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
54 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Centennial a safe suburb to live in?

    Centennial has only 78 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Centennial?

    The annual crime rate in Centennial is 256.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Centennial

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