Melville North Safety Snapshot

Is Melville North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Melville North has a safety score of 19/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 19% of New Zealand suburbs, with 46.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #179 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Melville North is 46.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #179 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, December 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 45.6%
  Theft accounts for 45.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 40.1%
  Burglary accounts for 40.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.8%
  Assault accounts for 8.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Melville North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,150

Households

1,122

Median income

$100,462

Median rent

$457

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

597 (19%)

Age 15-64

2,316 (73.5%)

Age 65+

225 (7.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,788 (57.6%)

Born overseas

1,317 (42.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,284 · 34.7%

Māori

828 · 22.4%

Pacific

222 · 6%

Asian

1,251 · 33.8%

MELAA

72 · 1.9%

Other

45 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,340 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,848 · 78.8%

Other

210 · 9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

636 (19.3%)

Two families

33 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,622 (79.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Melville North a safe suburb to live in?

  Melville North has a safety score of 19/100, making it the #179 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Melville North?

  The annual crime rate in Melville North is 46.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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