Melville South Safety Snapshot

Is Melville South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Melville South has a safety score of 10/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 10% of New Zealand suburbs, with 56.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #208 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Melville South is 56.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #208 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 November 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 42.3%
  Burglary accounts for 42.3 percent of incidents.
• Theft 35.9%
  Theft accounts for 35.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 18.3%
  Assault accounts for 18.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.

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Melville South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,508

Households

801

Median income

$90,012

Median rent

$444

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

648 (25.8%)

Age 15-64

1,593 (63.5%)

Age 65+

234 (9.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,761 (71.1%)

Born overseas

717 (28.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,149 · 37.8%

Māori

924 · 30.4%

Pacific

252 · 8.3%

Asian

624 · 20.5%

MELAA

84 · 2.8%

Other

9 · 0.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,743 · 99.8%

Not owned

1,170 · 67%

Other

132 · 7.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

522 (22.1%)

Two families

45 (1.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,791 (75.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Melville South a safe suburb to live in?

  Melville South has a safety score of 10/100, making it the #208 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 Melville South?

  The annual crime rate in Melville South is 56.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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