Matarawa Safety Snapshot

Is Matarawa safe? About average. Matarawa has a safety score of 56/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 56% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #83 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Matarawa is 20.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #83 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, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 21.0%
  Burglary accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 11.0%
  Theft accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons 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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Matarawa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,334

Households

819

Median income

$64,173

Median rent

$315

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

513 (22%)

Age 15-64

1,365 (58.5%)

Age 65+

432 (18.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,031 (88%)

Born overseas

276 (12%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,437 · 45.9%

Māori

1,116 · 35.6%

Pacific

438 · 14%

Asian

111 · 3.5%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

21 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,605 · 99.8%

Not owned

912 · 56.7%

Other

213 · 13.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

450 (18.8%)

Two families

39 (1.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,911 (79.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Matarawa a safe suburb to live in?

  Matarawa has a safety score of 56/100, making it the #83 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 68% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Matarawa?

  The annual crime rate in Matarawa is 20.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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