Ngāruawāhia North Safety Snapshot

Is Ngāruawāhia North safe? About average. Ngāruawāhia North has a safety score of 54/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 54% of New Zealand suburbs, with 21.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #85 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ngāruawāhia North is 21.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #85 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 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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Ngāruawāhia North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,631

Households

768

Median income

$103,955

Median rent

$455

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

684 (26%)

Age 15-64

1,716 (65.2%)

Age 65+

207 (7.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,223 (85.4%)

Born overseas

381 (14.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,263 · 39.4%

Māori

1,503 · 46.9%

Pacific

165 · 5.1%

Asian

219 · 6.8%

MELAA

39 · 1.2%

Other

15 · 0.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,677 · 100%

Not owned

849 · 50.6%

Other

267 · 15.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

525 (23.4%)

Two families

45 (2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,674 (74.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ngāruawāhia North a safe suburb to live in?

  Ngāruawāhia North has a safety score of 54/100, making it the #85 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 72% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ngāruawāhia North?

  The annual crime rate in Ngāruawāhia North is 21.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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