Hinuera Safety Snapshot

Is Hinuera safe? Yes. Hinuera has a safety score of 73/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 73% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #49 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Hinuera is 33 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #49 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 December 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 15.0%
  Burglary accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Hinuera Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,137

Households

444

Median income

$108,028

Median rent

$318

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

210 (18.5%)

Age 15-64

711 (62.5%)

Age 65+

198 (17.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

918 (81.4%)

Born overseas

210 (18.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,005 · 80.9%

Māori

123 · 9.9%

Pacific

21 · 1.7%

Asian

69 · 5.6%

MELAA

12 · 1%

Other

12 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

849 · 99.3%

Not owned

387 · 45.3%

Other

75 · 8.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

300 (23.3%)

Two families

9 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

978 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hinuera a safe suburb to live in?

  Hinuera has a safety score of 73/100, making it the #49 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 Hinuera?

  The annual crime rate in Hinuera is 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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