Saint Andrews East Safety Snapshot

Is Saint Andrews East safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Saint Andrews East has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 51.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #182 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Saint Andrews East is 51.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #182 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, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 49.6%
  Theft accounts for 49.6 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 41.4%
  Burglary accounts for 41.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.8%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Saint Andrews East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,586

Households

1,023

Median income

$102,248

Median rent

$505

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

408 (15.8%)

Age 15-64

1,614 (62.4%)

Age 65+

567 (21.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,965 (76.8%)

Born overseas

594 (23.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,950 · 66.5%

Māori

441 · 15%

Pacific

96 · 3.3%

Asian

369 · 12.6%

MELAA

51 · 1.7%

Other

27 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,037 · 100%

Not owned

915 · 45.1%

Other

141 · 6.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

660 (21.7%)

Two families

15 (0.5%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,367 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Saint Andrews East a safe suburb to live in?

  Saint Andrews East has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #182 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Saint Andrews East?

  The annual crime rate in Saint Andrews East is 51.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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