Mercury Bay South Safety Snapshot

Is Mercury Bay South safe? About average. Mercury Bay South has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 19.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #100 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Mercury Bay South is 19.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #100 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 October 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 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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Mercury Bay South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,434

Households

528

Median income

$76,086

Median rent

$277

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

225 (15.7%)

Age 15-64

852 (59.4%)

Age 65+

363 (25.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,155 (81.2%)

Born overseas

267 (18.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,356 · 86.1%

Māori

150 · 9.5%

Pacific

18 · 1.1%

Asian

12 · 0.8%

MELAA

15 · 1%

Other

24 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,029 · 100%

Not owned

372 · 36.2%

Other

177 · 17.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

333 (21.6%)

Two families

15 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,191 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Mercury Bay South a safe suburb to live in?

  Mercury Bay South has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #100 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Mercury Bay South?

  The annual crime rate in Mercury Bay South is 19.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz