Kinloch Safety Snapshot

Is Kinloch safe? Yes. Kinloch has a safety score of 95/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 95% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #4 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Kinloch is 7.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #4 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 3.0%
  Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Kinloch Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,194

Households

465

Median income

$112,111

Median rent

$484

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

183 (15.3%)

Age 15-64

675 (56.5%)

Age 65+

276 (23.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

957 (80.8%)

Born overseas

228 (19.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,140 · 86.8%

Māori

129 · 9.8%

Pacific

6 · 0.5%

Asian

15 · 1.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.7%

Other

15 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

930 · 99.7%

Not owned

198 · 21.2%

Other

72 · 7.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

360 (26%)

Two families

12 (0.9%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,011 (73.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kinloch a safe suburb to live in?

  Kinloch has a safety score of 95/100, making it the #4 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kinloch?

  The annual crime rate in Kinloch is 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Mapara (Waikato)
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