Nawton East Safety Snapshot

Is Nawton East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Nawton East has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 72.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #214 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Nawton East is 72.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #214 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, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 44.0%
  Theft accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.4%
  Burglary accounts for 37.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.1%
  Assault accounts for 15.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Nawton East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,374

Households

1,491

Median income

$83,463

Median rent

$411

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

969 (22.2%)

Age 15-64

2,916 (66.7%)

Age 65+

480 (11%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,474 (80.2%)

Born overseas

855 (19.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,355 · 43.4%

Māori

1,770 · 32.6%

Pacific

471 · 8.7%

Asian

720 · 13.3%

MELAA

63 · 1.2%

Other

51 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,075 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,947 · 63.1%

Other

318 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

894 (20.5%)

Two families

63 (1.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,408 (78%)

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

FAQ

• Is Nawton East a safe suburb to live in?

  Nawton East has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #214 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Nawton East?

  The annual crime rate in Nawton East is 72.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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