Mapara Safety Snapshot

Is Mapara safe? About average. Mapara has a safety score of 65/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 65% of New Zealand suburbs, with 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #64 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Mapara is 7.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #64 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, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 2.0%
  Theft accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 1.0%
  Burglary accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Mapara Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,188

Households

414

Median income

$112,380

Median rent

$358

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

237 (19.9%)

Age 15-64

765 (64.4%)

Age 65+

213 (17.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

999 (84.7%)

Born overseas

180 (15.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,107 · 84.8%

Māori

147 · 11.3%

Pacific

3 · 0.2%

Asian

27 · 2.1%

MELAA

6 · 0.5%

Other

15 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

858 · 99.3%

Not owned

258 · 29.9%

Other

84 · 9.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

312 (25.4%)

Two families

12 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

903 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mapara a safe suburb to live in?

  Mapara has a safety score of 65/100, making it the #64 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. Property crime is 33% of recorded crime; the rest is offences against people and other categories.

• What is the crime rate in Mapara?

  The annual crime rate in Mapara is 7.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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