Hamilton Park Safety Snapshot

Is Hamilton Park safe? About average. Hamilton Park has a safety score of 64/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 64% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #67 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Hamilton Park is 21.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #67 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in June 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 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Hamilton Park Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,680

Households

516

Median income

$135,426

Median rent

$429

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

378 (22.5%)

Age 15-64

1,080 (64.3%)

Age 65+

222 (13.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,416 (84.1%)

Born overseas

267 (15.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,392 · 73.5%

Māori

246 · 13%

Pacific

42 · 2.2%

Asian

156 · 8.2%

MELAA

36 · 1.9%

Other

21 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,212 · 99.5%

Not owned

519 · 42.6%

Other

90 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

402 (26.4%)

Two families

21 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,101 (72.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hamilton Park a safe suburb to live in?

  Hamilton Park has a safety score of 64/100, making it the #67 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hamilton Park?

  The annual crime rate in Hamilton Park is 21.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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