Huntly Rural Safety Snapshot

Is Huntly Rural safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Huntly Rural has a safety score of 32/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 32% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #151 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Huntly Rural is 31.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #151 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 September 2025, October 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 33.0%
  Burglary accounts for 33.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Huntly Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,280

Households

861

Median income

$90,200

Median rent

$269

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

429 (18.8%)

Age 15-64

1,458 (63.9%)

Age 65+

375 (16.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,983 (88.1%)

Born overseas

267 (11.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,782 · 66.3%

Māori

681 · 25.3%

Pacific

84 · 3.1%

Asian

102 · 3.8%

MELAA

12 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,611 · 100%

Not owned

669 · 41.9%

Other

237 · 14.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

558 (22.3%)

Two families

24 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,917 (76.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Huntly Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Huntly Rural has a safety score of 32/100, making it the #151 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Huntly Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Huntly Rural is 31.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Huntly West (Waikato)
• Huntly East (Waikato)
• Huntly South (Waikato)