Chartwell Safety Snapshot

Is Chartwell safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Chartwell has a safety score of 3/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 3% of New Zealand suburbs, with 233.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #230 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Chartwell is 233.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #230 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, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 81.9%
  Theft accounts for 81.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.8%
  Burglary accounts for 13.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.7%
  Assault accounts for 2.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Chartwell Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,586

Households

825

Median income

$74,521

Median rent

$384

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

594 (23%)

Age 15-64

1,680 (65%)

Age 65+

345 (13.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,887 (74%)

Born overseas

663 (26%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,350 · 44.1%

Māori

873 · 28.5%

Pacific

258 · 8.4%

Asian

444 · 14.5%

MELAA

96 · 3.1%

Other

42 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,842 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,263 · 68.1%

Other

156 · 8.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

528 (21.6%)

Two families

27 (1.1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,887 (77.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Chartwell a safe suburb to live in?

  Chartwell has a safety score of 3/100, making it the #230 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 96% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Chartwell?

  The annual crime rate in Chartwell is 233.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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