Richmond Heights Safety Snapshot

Is Richmond Heights safe? About average. Richmond Heights has a safety score of 50/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 50% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #91 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Richmond Heights is 24.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #91 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 December 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 22.0%
  Theft accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Richmond Heights Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,400

Households

831

Median income

$98,236

Median rent

$454

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

492 (20.5%)

Age 15-64

1,533 (63.9%)

Age 65+

381 (15.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,986 (83.9%)

Born overseas

381 (16.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,896 · 66.9%

Māori

690 · 24.3%

Pacific

87 · 3.1%

Asian

99 · 3.5%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,728 · 99%

Not owned

774 · 44.3%

Other

159 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

582 (23.3%)

Two families

36 (1.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,875 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Richmond Heights a safe suburb to live in?

  Richmond Heights has a safety score of 50/100, making it the #91 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Richmond Heights?

  The annual crime rate in Richmond Heights is 24.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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