Maramarua Safety Snapshot

Is Maramarua safe? About average. Maramarua has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #98 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Maramarua is 25.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #98 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 May 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Maramarua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,836

Households

615

Median income

$99,329

Median rent

$332

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

435 (23.7%)

Age 15-64

1,170 (63.7%)

Age 65+

222 (12.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,545 (84.6%)

Born overseas

282 (15.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,407 · 62.6%

Māori

525 · 23.4%

Pacific

162 · 7.2%

Asian

132 · 5.9%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

12 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,251 · 100%

Not owned

570 · 45.7%

Other

144 · 11.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

426 (23.5%)

Two families

27 (1.5%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,359 (74.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Maramarua a safe suburb to live in?

  Maramarua has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #98 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 Maramarua?

  The annual crime rate in Maramarua is 25.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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