Ngāruawāhia Central Safety Snapshot

Is Ngāruawāhia Central safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ngāruawāhia Central has a safety score of 11/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 11% of New Zealand suburbs, with 65.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #207 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ngāruawāhia Central is 65.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #207 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, November 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 54.2%
  Theft accounts for 54.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.6%
  Burglary accounts for 26.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.3%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.3 percent of incidents.

---

View full safety overview for Ngāruawāhia Central ›

Ngāruawāhia Central Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,300

Households

1,035

Median income

$100,165

Median rent

$361

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

819 (24.8%)

Age 15-64

2,151 (65.2%)

Age 65+

342 (10.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,862 (87.8%)

Born overseas

399 (12.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,947 · 46.5%

Māori

1,710 · 40.9%

Pacific

252 · 6%

Asian

219 · 5.2%

MELAA

21 · 0.5%

Other

36 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,172 · 100%

Not owned

1,059 · 48.8%

Other

315 · 14.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

678 (22.3%)

Two families

42 (1.4%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,313 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ngāruawāhia Central a safe suburb to live in?

  Ngāruawāhia Central has a safety score of 11/100, making it the #207 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ngāruawāhia Central?

  The annual crime rate in Ngāruawāhia Central is 65.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Ngāruawāhia South (Waikato)
• Ngāruawāhia North (Waikato)
• Taupiri-Lake Kainui (Waikato)
• Horotiu (Waikato)
• Te Kōwhai (Waikato)
• Te Rapa North (Waikato)
• Flagstaff North West (Waikato)
• Flagstaff South (Waikato)
• Flagstaff North East (Waikato)