Huntly South Safety Snapshot

Is Huntly South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Huntly South has a safety score of 2/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 2% of New Zealand suburbs, with 267.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #231 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Huntly South is 267.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #231 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 November 2025, January 2026, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 73.7%
  Theft accounts for 73.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.1%
  Burglary accounts for 16.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.8%
  Assault accounts for 8.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.2 percent of incidents.

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Huntly South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,560

Households

567

Median income

$75,983

Median rent

$407

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

297 (19%)

Age 15-64

954 (61.2%)

Age 65+

288 (18.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,296 (83.7%)

Born overseas

252 (16.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,032 · 52.8%

Māori

579 · 29.6%

Pacific

171 · 8.8%

Asian

132 · 6.8%

MELAA

12 · 0.6%

Other

27 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,107 · 98.9%

Not owned

525 · 46.9%

Other

141 · 12.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

354 (21.3%)

Two families

15 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,290 (77.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Huntly South a safe suburb to live in?

  Huntly South has a safety score of 2/100, making it the #231 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Huntly South?

  The annual crime rate in Huntly South is 267.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Huntly West (Waikato)
• Huntly East (Waikato)
• Huntly Rural (Waikato)