Goodfellow Park Safety Snapshot

Is Goodfellow Park safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Goodfellow Park has a safety score of 14/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 14% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #195 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Goodfellow Park is 53 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #195 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 May 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 35.0%
  Burglary accounts for 35.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 31.0%
  Theft accounts for 31.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 25.0%
  Assault accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 4.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Goodfellow Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,782

Households

738

Median income

$73,822

Median rent

$398

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

336 (18.9%)

Age 15-64

1,044 (58.6%)

Age 65+

384 (21.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,494 (83.8%)

Born overseas

288 (16.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,401 · 65.2%

Māori

471 · 21.9%

Pacific

81 · 3.8%

Asian

150 · 7%

MELAA

15 · 0.7%

Other

30 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,383 · 100%

Not owned

693 · 50.8%

Other

84 · 6.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

414 (19%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,752 (80.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Goodfellow Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Goodfellow Park has a safety score of 14/100, making it the #195 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 69% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Goodfellow Park?

  The annual crime rate in Goodfellow Park is 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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