Onewhero Safety Snapshot

Is Onewhero safe? Yes. Onewhero has a safety score of 89/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 89% of New Zealand suburbs, with 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #18 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Onewhero is 12 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #18 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 September 2025, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Onewhero Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,097

Households

714

Median income

$103,855

Median rent

$317

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

438 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

1,335 (63.7%)

Age 65+

318 (15.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,752 (84%)

Born overseas

333 (16%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,758 · 69.4%

Māori

519 · 20.5%

Pacific

111 · 4.4%

Asian

84 · 3.3%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

45 · 1.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,518 · 100%

Not owned

612 · 40.3%

Other

135 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

492 (23.6%)

Two families

21 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,569 (75.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Onewhero a safe suburb to live in?

  Onewhero has a safety score of 89/100, making it the #18 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 80% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Onewhero?

  The annual crime rate in Onewhero is 12 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz