Fairview Downs Safety Snapshot

Is Fairview Downs safe? About average. Fairview Downs has a safety score of 45/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 45% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #107 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Fairview Downs is 34.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #107 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, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 49.2%
  Theft accounts for 49.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 34.7%
  Burglary accounts for 34.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.9%
  Assault accounts for 11.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.

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Fairview Downs Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,411

Households

1,089

Median income

$99,396

Median rent

$482

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

792 (23.2%)

Age 15-64

2,319 (68%)

Age 65+

300 (8.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,529 (74.7%)

Born overseas

855 (25.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,007 · 49.2%

Māori

1,011 · 24.8%

Pacific

321 · 7.9%

Asian

594 · 14.6%

MELAA

117 · 2.9%

Other

30 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,430 · 100%

Not owned

1,266 · 52.2%

Other

180 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

756 (23.2%)

Two families

42 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,451 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Fairview Downs a safe suburb to live in?

  Fairview Downs has a safety score of 45/100, making it the #107 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Fairview Downs?

  The annual crime rate in Fairview Downs is 34.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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