Miranda-Pūkorokoro Safety Snapshot

Is Miranda-Pūkorokoro safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Miranda-Pūkorokoro has a safety score of 33/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 33% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #150 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Miranda-Pūkorokoro is 34 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #150 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 December 2025, February 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Miranda-Pūkorokoro Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

963

Households

405

Median income

$69,636

Median rent

$350

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

141 (14.6%)

Age 15-64

549 (57%)

Age 65+

291 (30.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

852 (90.2%)

Born overseas

93 (9.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

795 · 67.9%

Māori

291 · 24.9%

Pacific

48 · 4.1%

Asian

18 · 1.5%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

18 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

732 · 99.2%

Not owned

249 · 33.7%

Other

90 · 12.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

252 (21.3%)

Two families

12 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

918 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Miranda-Pūkorokoro a safe suburb to live in?

  Miranda-Pūkorokoro has a safety score of 33/100, making it the #150 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Miranda-Pūkorokoro?

  The annual crime rate in Miranda-Pūkorokoro is 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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