Swarbrick Safety Snapshot

Is Swarbrick safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Swarbrick has a safety score of 10/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 10% of New Zealand suburbs, with 76.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #209 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Swarbrick is 76.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #209 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 January 2026, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 56.5%
  Theft accounts for 56.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 30.4%
  Burglary accounts for 30.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.1%
  Assault accounts for 10.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Swarbrick Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,123

Households

1,257

Median income

$74,258

Median rent

$426

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

579 (18.5%)

Age 15-64

2,154 (69%)

Age 65+

378 (12.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,130 (68.9%)

Born overseas

960 (31.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,509 · 40.4%

Māori

1,056 · 28.3%

Pacific

276 · 7.4%

Asian

807 · 21.6%

MELAA

51 · 1.4%

Other

33 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,289 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,674 · 73%

Other

243 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

693 (18.7%)

Two families

27 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,988 (80.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Swarbrick a safe suburb to live in?

  Swarbrick has a safety score of 10/100, making it the #209 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Swarbrick?

  The annual crime rate in Swarbrick is 76.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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