Claudelands Safety Snapshot

Is Claudelands safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Claudelands has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 72.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #213 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Claudelands is 72.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #213 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 November 2025, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 49.8%
  Theft accounts for 49.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 33.0%
  Burglary accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.0%
  Assault accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.9 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.5%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Claudelands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,883

Households

1,221

Median income

$82,630

Median rent

$366

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

2,061 (71.5%)

Age 65+

318 (11%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,010 (70.7%)

Born overseas

834 (29.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,764 · 52.4%

Māori

717 · 21.3%

Pacific

183 · 5.4%

Asian

579 · 17.2%

MELAA

60 · 1.8%

Other

66 · 2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,232 · 100%

Not owned

1,533 · 68.7%

Other

168 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

630 (17.7%)

Two families

18 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,907 (81.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Claudelands a safe suburb to live in?

  Claudelands has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #213 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Claudelands?

  The annual crime rate in Claudelands is 72.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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