Huntly East Safety Snapshot

Is Huntly East safe? About average. Huntly East has a safety score of 48/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 48% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #94 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Huntly East is 29 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #94 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 October 2025, November 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 45.5%
  Burglary accounts for 45.5 percent of incidents.
• Theft 37.6%
  Theft accounts for 37.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.9%
  Assault accounts for 14.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Huntly East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,483

Households

1,122

Median income

$84,371

Median rent

$404

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

762 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

2,154 (61.8%)

Age 65+

555 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,808 (81.5%)

Born overseas

636 (18.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,043 · 47.1%

Māori

1,419 · 32.7%

Pacific

468 · 10.8%

Asian

327 · 7.5%

MELAA

30 · 0.7%

Other

48 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,364 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,290 · 54.4%

Other

333 · 14.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

717 (21.8%)

Two families

54 (1.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,520 (76.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Huntly East a safe suburb to live in?

  Huntly East has a safety score of 48/100, making it the #94 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Huntly East?

  The annual crime rate in Huntly East is 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Huntly West (Waikato)
• Huntly South (Waikato)
• Huntly Rural (Waikato)