Chedworth Safety Snapshot

Is Chedworth safe? About average. Chedworth has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #96 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Chedworth is 31.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #96 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, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 31.0%
  Theft accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Chedworth Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,923

Households

669

Median income

$104,678

Median rent

$549

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

423 (22%)

Age 15-64

1,206 (62.7%)

Age 65+

312 (16.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,338 (69.9%)

Born overseas

576 (30.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,314 · 60.7%

Māori

321 · 14.8%

Pacific

84 · 3.9%

Asian

375 · 17.3%

MELAA

30 · 1.4%

Other

42 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,428 · 100%

Not owned

684 · 48.1%

Other

84 · 5.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

477 (24.1%)

Two families

30 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,473 (74.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Chedworth a safe suburb to live in?

  Chedworth has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #96 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Chedworth?

  The annual crime rate in Chedworth is 31.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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