Dinsdale South Safety Snapshot

Is Dinsdale South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Dinsdale South has a safety score of 6/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 6% of New Zealand suburbs, with 138.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #222 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Dinsdale South is 138.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #222 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 77.7%
  Theft accounts for 77.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 14.8%
  Burglary accounts for 14.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.3%
  Assault accounts for 5.3 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Dinsdale South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,107

Households

1,461

Median income

$96,054

Median rent

$453

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

849 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

2,682 (65.3%)

Age 65+

594 (14.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,279 (80.6%)

Born overseas

789 (19.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,796 · 57.2%

Māori

1,173 · 24%

Pacific

225 · 4.6%

Asian

579 · 11.8%

MELAA

63 · 1.3%

Other

54 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,063 · 99.4%

Not owned

1,488 · 48.3%

Other

204 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

966 (22.3%)

Two families

42 (1%)

Three+ families

9 (0.2%)

Other composition

3,321 (76.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Dinsdale South a safe suburb to live in?

  Dinsdale South has a safety score of 6/100, making it the #222 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Dinsdale South?

  The annual crime rate in Dinsdale South is 138.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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