Crawshaw Safety Snapshot

Is Crawshaw safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Crawshaw has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 58.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #196 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Crawshaw is 58.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #196 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, October 2025, December 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 46.6%
  Burglary accounts for 46.6 percent of incidents.
• Theft 29.8%
  Theft accounts for 29.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 21.5%
  Assault accounts for 21.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.5%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Crawshaw Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,252

Households

1,008

Median income

$80,225

Median rent

$386

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

894 (27.5%)

Age 15-64

2,118 (65.1%)

Age 65+

234 (7.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,697 (83.7%)

Born overseas

525 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,608 · 39%

Māori

1,614 · 39.1%

Pacific

429 · 10.4%

Asian

372 · 9%

MELAA

87 · 2.1%

Other

15 · 0.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,109 · 99.2%

Not owned

1,419 · 66.7%

Other

243 · 11.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

648 (22%)

Two families

36 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,259 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Crawshaw a safe suburb to live in?

  Crawshaw has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #196 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 Crawshaw?

  The annual crime rate in Crawshaw is 58.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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