Queenwood (Hamilton City) Safety Snapshot

Is Queenwood (Hamilton City) safe? Yes. Queenwood (Hamilton City) has a safety score of 74/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 74% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #46 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Queenwood (Hamilton City) is 26.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #46 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 October 2025, November 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 30.0%
  Burglary accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 28.0%
  Theft accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Queenwood (Hamilton City) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,439

Households

885

Median income

$122,567

Median rent

$570

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

432 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

1,593 (65.3%)

Age 65+

393 (16.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,779 (73.3%)

Born overseas

648 (26.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,848 · 66.4%

Māori

396 · 14.2%

Pacific

99 · 3.6%

Asian

369 · 13.3%

MELAA

27 · 1%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,905 · 100%

Not owned

873 · 46.3%

Other

99 · 5.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

642 (24.4%)

Two families

15 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,971 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Queenwood (Hamilton City) a safe suburb to live in?

  Queenwood (Hamilton City) has a safety score of 74/100, making it the #46 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Queenwood (Hamilton City)?

  The annual crime rate in Queenwood (Hamilton City) is 26.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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