Nawton West Safety Snapshot

Is Nawton West safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Nawton West has a safety score of 36/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 36% of New Zealand suburbs, with 36.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #137 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Nawton West is 36.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #137 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 September 2025, December 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 48.5%
  Theft accounts for 48.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.5%
  Burglary accounts for 37.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.8%
  Assault accounts for 11.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Nawton West Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,759

Households

1,230

Median income

$97,835

Median rent

$427

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

822 (21.9%)

Age 15-64

2,412 (64.2%)

Age 65+

480 (12.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,871 (77.1%)

Born overseas

852 (22.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,223 · 48.8%

Māori

1,164 · 25.5%

Pacific

294 · 6.4%

Asian

771 · 16.9%

MELAA

63 · 1.4%

Other

45 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,694 · 98.9%

Not owned

1,344 · 49.3%

Other

204 · 7.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

852 (23.4%)

Two families

57 (1.6%)

Three+ families

9 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,718 (74.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Nawton West a safe suburb to live in?

  Nawton West has a safety score of 36/100, making it the #137 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 Nawton West?

  The annual crime rate in Nawton West is 36.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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