Glenview Safety Snapshot

Is Glenview safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Glenview has a safety score of 20/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 20% of New Zealand suburbs, with 47.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #176 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Glenview is 47.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #176 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 October 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 48.3%
  Theft accounts for 48.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 36.2%
  Burglary accounts for 36.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.1%
  Assault accounts for 12.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Glenview Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,445

Households

855

Median income

$96,654

Median rent

$485

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

558 (22.8%)

Age 15-64

1,644 (67.2%)

Age 65+

276 (11.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,725 (70.8%)

Born overseas

711 (29.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,503 · 50.9%

Māori

651 · 22%

Pacific

135 · 4.6%

Asian

561 · 19%

MELAA

51 · 1.7%

Other

54 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,761 · 100%

Not owned

963 · 54.8%

Other

123 · 7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

573 (22.7%)

Two families

30 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,920 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Glenview a safe suburb to live in?

  Glenview has a safety score of 20/100, making it the #176 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 Glenview?

  The annual crime rate in Glenview is 47.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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