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Hikuai Safety Snapshot

Waikato, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Hikuai safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Hikuai is 53 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (264 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Hikuai is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
31 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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53
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼25%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Theft 6.0%
    Theft accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
  • Burglary 4.0%
    Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 3.0%
    Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
  • Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
    Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Hikuai Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

267

Households

90

Median income

$85,740

Median rent

$213

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
54 (20.2%)
Age 15-64
165 (61.8%)
Age 65+
54 (20.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
234 (86.7%)
Born overseas
36 (13.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
255 · 77.3%
Māori
54 · 16.4%
Pacific
12 · 3.6%
Asian
3 · 0.9%
MELAA
6 · 1.8%
Other
0 · 0%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
177 · 100%
Not owned
60 · 33.9%
Other
36 · 20.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
66 (25.3%)
Two families
3 (1.1%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
192 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Hikuai a safe suburb to live in?

    Hikuai has only 264 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Hikuai?

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

Crime heatmap for Hikuai

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