Coromandel Safety Snapshot

Is Coromandel safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Coromandel has a safety score of 28/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 28% of New Zealand suburbs, with 49.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #158 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Coromandel is 49.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #158 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, October 2025, November 2025.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 44.0%
  Theft accounts for 44.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Coromandel Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,779

Households

732

Median income

$56,945

Median rent

$306

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

228 (12.8%)

Age 15-64

939 (52.8%)

Age 65+

624 (35.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,500 (85.3%)

Born overseas

258 (14.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,518 · 70.7%

Māori

528 · 24.6%

Pacific

42 · 2%

Asian

36 · 1.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

18 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,305 · 99.5%

Not owned

471 · 35.9%

Other

246 · 18.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

393 (18.4%)

Two families

9 (0.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,737 (81.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Coromandel a safe suburb to live in?

  Coromandel has a safety score of 28/100, making it the #158 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 Coromandel?

  The annual crime rate in Coromandel is 49.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Colville (Waikato)
• Inlets Waikato Region (Waikato)