Maihiihi Safety Snapshot

Is Maihiihi safe? About average. Maihiihi has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 32.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #117 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Maihiihi is 32.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #117 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 December 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 42.0%
  Burglary accounts for 42.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maihiihi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,875

Households

660

Median income

$93,997

Median rent

$254

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

438 (23.4%)

Age 15-64

1,164 (62.1%)

Age 65+

270 (14.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,653 (88.6%)

Born overseas

213 (11.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,641 · 74.7%

Māori

396 · 18%

Pacific

21 · 1%

Asian

84 · 3.8%

MELAA

27 · 1.2%

Other

27 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,305 · 99.8%

Not owned

660 · 50.5%

Other

108 · 8.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

459 (23.8%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,458 (75.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maihiihi a safe suburb to live in?

  Maihiihi has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #117 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 95% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Maihiihi?

  The annual crime rate in Maihiihi is 32.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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