Matamata North Safety Snapshot

Is Matamata North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Matamata North has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 110.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #199 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Matamata North is 110.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #199 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 73.9%
  Theft accounts for 73.9 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 19.7%
  Burglary accounts for 19.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.3%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.3 percent of incidents.

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Matamata North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,306

Households

1,365

Median income

$72,037

Median rent

$413

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

561 (17%)

Age 15-64

1,803 (54.5%)

Age 65+

957 (28.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,694 (82.2%)

Born overseas

585 (17.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,700 · 73.8%

Māori

594 · 16.2%

Pacific

42 · 1.1%

Asian

255 · 7%

MELAA

30 · 0.8%

Other

39 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,520 · 98.8%

Not owned

1,011 · 39.6%

Other

204 · 8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

813 (20%)

Two families

39 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,222 (79.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Matamata North a safe suburb to live in?

  Matamata North has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #199 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Matamata North?

  The annual crime rate in Matamata North is 110.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Matamata East (Waikato)
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• Hinuera (Waikato)