Miropiko Safety Snapshot

Is Miropiko safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Miropiko has a safety score of 27/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 27% of New Zealand suburbs, with 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #161 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Miropiko is 37 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #161 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, December 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 48.4%
  Burglary accounts for 48.4 percent of incidents.
• Theft 41.0%
  Theft accounts for 41.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.0%
  Assault accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Miropiko Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,303

Households

1,209

Median income

$119,907

Median rent

$518

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

636 (19.3%)

Age 15-64

2,133 (64.6%)

Age 65+

546 (16.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,544 (77.2%)

Born overseas

750 (22.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,574 · 67.5%

Māori

624 · 16.4%

Pacific

168 · 4.4%

Asian

333 · 8.7%

MELAA

69 · 1.8%

Other

45 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,517 · 99.9%

Not owned

1,167 · 46.3%

Other

141 · 5.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

819 (22.5%)

Two families

45 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,766 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Miropiko a safe suburb to live in?

  Miropiko has a safety score of 27/100, making it the #161 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 Miropiko?

  The annual crime rate in Miropiko is 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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