Kinleith Safety Snapshot

Is Kinleith safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kinleith has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #139 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Kinleith is 60.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #139 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, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 57.0%
  Burglary accounts for 57.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kinleith Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,515

Households

570

Median income

$103,178

Median rent

$241

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

366 (24.2%)

Age 15-64

981 (64.8%)

Age 65+

192 (12.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,233 (82.7%)

Born overseas

258 (17.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,209 · 66.3%

Māori

360 · 19.7%

Pacific

90 · 4.9%

Asian

144 · 7.9%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

12 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,032 · 100%

Not owned

585 · 57%

Other

123 · 12%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

360 (21.8%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,278 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kinleith a safe suburb to live in?

  Kinleith has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #139 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kinleith?

  The annual crime rate in Kinleith is 60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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