Maeroa Safety Snapshot

Is Maeroa safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Maeroa has a safety score of 20/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 20% of New Zealand suburbs, with 50.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #175 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Maeroa is 50.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #175 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 November 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 51.0%
  Theft accounts for 51.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 37.5%
  Burglary accounts for 37.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.9%
  Assault accounts for 8.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maeroa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,792

Households

1,413

Median income

$86,846

Median rent

$420

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

789 (20.8%)

Age 15-64

2,595 (68.4%)

Age 65+

411 (10.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,985 (79.7%)

Born overseas

762 (20.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,424 · 53%

Māori

1,203 · 26.3%

Pacific

309 · 6.8%

Asian

495 · 10.8%

MELAA

96 · 2.1%

Other

48 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,703 · 100%

Not owned

1,722 · 63.8%

Other

285 · 10.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

834 (20%)

Two families

30 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,312 (79.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maeroa a safe suburb to live in?

  Maeroa has a safety score of 20/100, making it the #175 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maeroa?

  The annual crime rate in Maeroa is 50.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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