Parkdale Safety Snapshot

Is Parkdale safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Parkdale has a safety score of 37/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 37% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #135 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Parkdale is 26.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #135 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 October 2025, November 2025, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.

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Parkdale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

888

Households

312

Median income

$78,046

Median rent

$349

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

174 (19.6%)

Age 15-64

570 (64.2%)

Age 65+

141 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

765 (86.1%)

Born overseas

123 (13.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

579 · 50.9%

Māori

387 · 34%

Pacific

114 · 10%

Asian

42 · 3.7%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

15 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

621 · 100%

Not owned

297 · 48.3%

Other

102 · 16.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

198 (21.6%)

Two families

0 (0%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

717 (78.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Parkdale a safe suburb to live in?

  Parkdale has a safety score of 37/100, making it the #135 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 67% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Parkdale?

  The annual crime rate in Parkdale is 26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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