Ngāruawāhia South Safety Snapshot

Is Ngāruawāhia South safe? About average. Ngāruawāhia South has a safety score of 57/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 57% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #80 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ngāruawāhia South is 25.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #80 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 October 2025, February 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 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 South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,052

Households

615

Median income

$111,069

Median rent

$426

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

534 (26%)

Age 15-64

1,344 (65.5%)

Age 65+

192 (9.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,812 (89.1%)

Born overseas

222 (10.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,224 · 47.7%

Māori

1,101 · 42.9%

Pacific

96 · 3.7%

Asian

117 · 4.6%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

18 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,344 · 99.1%

Not owned

627 · 46.2%

Other

186 · 13.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

438 (24%)

Two families

36 (2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,353 (74.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ngāruawāhia South a safe suburb to live in?

  Ngāruawāhia South has a safety score of 57/100, making it the #80 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 Ngāruawāhia South?

  The annual crime rate in Ngāruawāhia South is 25.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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