Huntington Safety Snapshot

Is Huntington safe? Yes. Huntington has a safety score of 71/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 71% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #51 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Huntington is 17.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #51 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 November 2025, December 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 30.0%
  Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Huntington Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,508

Households

834

Median income

$142,660

Median rent

$645

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

462 (18.4%)

Age 15-64

1,611 (64.2%)

Age 65+

435 (17.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,677 (66.9%)

Born overseas

828 (33.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,722 · 62%

Māori

267 · 9.6%

Pacific

63 · 2.3%

Asian

642 · 23.1%

MELAA

45 · 1.6%

Other

39 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,977 · 100%

Not owned

699 · 35.5%

Other

69 · 3.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

660 (26.4%)

Two families

45 (1.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,794 (71.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Huntington a safe suburb to live in?

  Huntington has a safety score of 71/100, making it the #51 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Huntington?

  The annual crime rate in Huntington is 17.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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