Morrinsville East Safety Snapshot

Is Morrinsville East safe? Yes. Morrinsville East has a safety score of 81/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 81% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #30 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Morrinsville East is 17.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #30 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, June 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 40.0%
  Theft accounts for 40.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 25.0%
  Burglary accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Morrinsville East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,152

Households

1,563

Median income

$90,775

Median rent

$405

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

789 (19%)

Age 15-64

2,388 (57.5%)

Age 65+

987 (23.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,471 (84.3%)

Born overseas

645 (15.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,465 · 74.2%

Māori

645 · 13.8%

Pacific

93 · 2%

Asian

363 · 7.8%

MELAA

39 · 0.8%

Other

63 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,183 · 100%

Not owned

1,128 · 35.5%

Other

180 · 5.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

1,074 (22.9%)

Two families

42 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,573 (76.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Morrinsville East a safe suburb to live in?

  Morrinsville East has a safety score of 81/100, making it the #30 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Morrinsville East?

  The annual crime rate in Morrinsville East is 17.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Morrinsville North (Waikato)
• Morrinsville West (Waikato)
• Tatuanui (Waikato)
• Tahuroa (Waikato)