Beerescourt Safety Snapshot

Is Beerescourt safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Beerescourt has a safety score of 12/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 12% of New Zealand suburbs, with 65.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #203 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Beerescourt is 65.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #203 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, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 38.4%
  Assault accounts for 38.4 percent of incidents.
• Theft 37.7%
  Theft accounts for 37.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.9%
  Burglary accounts for 19.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.3 percent of incidents.

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Beerescourt Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,325

Households

888

Median income

$114,032

Median rent

$532

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

453 (19.5%)

Age 15-64

1,518 (65.3%)

Age 65+

375 (16.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,764 (76.3%)

Born overseas

549 (23.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,671 · 60.7%

Māori

510 · 18.5%

Pacific

126 · 4.6%

Asian

357 · 13%

MELAA

45 · 1.6%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,752 · 100%

Not owned

885 · 50.6%

Other

117 · 6.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

546 (20.9%)

Two families

27 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,037 (78%)

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

FAQ

• Is Beerescourt a safe suburb to live in?

  Beerescourt has a safety score of 12/100, making it the #203 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 58% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Beerescourt?

  The annual crime rate in Beerescourt is 65.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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