Hamilton East Village Safety Snapshot

Is Hamilton East Village safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Hamilton East Village has a safety score of 5/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 5% of New Zealand suburbs, with 106.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #224 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Hamilton East Village is 106.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #224 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 December 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 50.9%
  Theft accounts for 50.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 33.6%
  Burglary accounts for 33.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.9%
  Assault accounts for 10.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Hamilton East Village Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,114

Households

1,344

Median income

$65,534

Median rent

$372

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

483 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

2,286 (73.4%)

Age 65+

360 (11.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,034 (65.8%)

Born overseas

1,056 (34.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,740 · 48.2%

Māori

765 · 21.2%

Pacific

192 · 5.3%

Asian

783 · 21.7%

MELAA

99 · 2.7%

Other

33 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,427 · 99.3%

Not owned

1,941 · 79.4%

Other

222 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

588 (14.9%)

Two families

24 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,330 (84.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hamilton East Village a safe suburb to live in?

  Hamilton East Village has a safety score of 5/100, making it the #224 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hamilton East Village?

  The annual crime rate in Hamilton East Village is 106.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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