Kirikiriroa Safety Snapshot

Is Kirikiriroa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Kirikiriroa has a safety score of 0/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 0% of New Zealand suburbs, with 1,554.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #236 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Kirikiriroa is 1,554.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #236 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 June 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 81.1%
  Theft accounts for 81.1 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 9.5%
  Burglary accounts for 9.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.8%
  Assault accounts for 8.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.4 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.2 percent of incidents.

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Kirikiriroa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

822

Households

426

Median income

$84,196

Median rent

$434

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

111 (13.5%)

Age 15-64

645 (78.5%)

Age 65+

75 (9.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

516 (63.5%)

Born overseas

297 (36.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

429 · 45.1%

Māori

228 · 24%

Pacific

33 · 3.5%

Asian

213 · 22.4%

MELAA

39 · 4.1%

Other

9 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

600 · 100%

Not owned

462 · 77%

Other

108 · 18%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

147 (12.6%)

Two families

3 (0.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,014 (87.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Kirikiriroa a safe suburb to live in?

  Kirikiriroa has a safety score of 0/100, making it the #236 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 Kirikiriroa?

  The annual crime rate in Kirikiriroa is 1,554.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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