Resthill Safety Snapshot

Is Resthill safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Resthill has a safety score of 16/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 16% of New Zealand suburbs, with 82.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #189 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Resthill is 82.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #189 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, December 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 78.0%
  Theft accounts for 78.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.5%
  Assault accounts for 9.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Resthill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,439

Households

876

Median income

$99,040

Median rent

$496

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

468 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

1,608 (65.9%)

Age 65+

366 (15%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,722 (70.8%)

Born overseas

711 (29.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,533 · 53.3%

Māori

555 · 19.3%

Pacific

123 · 4.3%

Asian

567 · 19.7%

MELAA

60 · 2.1%

Other

39 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,875 · 100%

Not owned

879 · 47%

Other

99 · 5.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

591 (22.7%)

Two families

30 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,983 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Resthill a safe suburb to live in?

  Resthill has a safety score of 16/100, making it the #189 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 Resthill?

  The annual crime rate in Resthill is 82.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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