Karapiro Safety Snapshot

Is Karapiro safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Karapiro has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 57.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #167 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Karapiro is 57.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #167 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, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 67.1%
  Theft accounts for 67.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.6%
  Burglary accounts for 26.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.2%
  Assault accounts for 4.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Karapiro Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,517

Households

897

Median income

$135,351

Median rent

$398

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

528 (21%)

Age 15-64

1,653 (65.7%)

Age 65+

360 (14.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,998 (80%)

Born overseas

498 (20%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,394 · 86.6%

Māori

219 · 7.9%

Pacific

33 · 1.2%

Asian

66 · 2.4%

MELAA

15 · 0.5%

Other

36 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,875 · 100%

Not owned

645 · 34.6%

Other

138 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

687 (26.2%)

Two families

21 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,908 (72.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Karapiro a safe suburb to live in?

  Karapiro has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #167 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Karapiro?

  The annual crime rate in Karapiro is 57.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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