Resthill Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Resthill is 81.6913 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 41 within Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in August 2025, October 2025, December 2025.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Theft 77.9%
  Theft accounts for 77.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.5%
  Burglary accounts for 9.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.5%
  Assault accounts for 8.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Resthill Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Resthill a safe suburb to live in?

  Resthill ranks in the top 16 of suburbs in Waikato Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Resthill?

  The annual crime rate in Resthill is 81.6913 per 1,000 residents.

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