Raglan Safety Snapshot

Is Raglan safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Raglan has a safety score of 19/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 19% of New Zealand suburbs, with 47.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #178 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Raglan is 47.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #178 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

• Theft 44.9%
  Theft accounts for 44.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.0%
  Burglary accounts for 29.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 21.6%
  Assault accounts for 21.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.

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Raglan Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,723

Households

1,365

Median income

$88,644

Median rent

$421

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

732 (19.7%)

Age 15-64

2,319 (62.3%)

Age 65+

672 (18%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,823 (76.8%)

Born overseas

852 (23.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,144 · 70.7%

Māori

924 · 20.8%

Pacific

99 · 2.2%

Asian

126 · 2.8%

MELAA

99 · 2.2%

Other

57 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,586 · 100%

Not owned

1,086 · 42.3%

Other

396 · 15.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

831 (20.8%)

Two families

39 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,123 (78.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Raglan a safe suburb to live in?

  Raglan has a safety score of 19/100, making it the #178 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 74% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Raglan?

  The annual crime rate in Raglan is 47.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Whale Bay (Waikato)
• Inlets Waikato District (Waikato)