Ōtorohanga Safety Snapshot

Is Ōtorohanga safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ōtorohanga has a safety score of 27/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 27% of New Zealand suburbs, with 59.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #160 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ōtorohanga is 59.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #160 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 December 2025, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 57.8%
  Theft accounts for 57.8 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 35.3%
  Burglary accounts for 35.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.3%
  Assault accounts for 4.3 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Ōtorohanga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,174

Households

1,170

Median income

$77,120

Median rent

$351

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

690 (21.7%)

Age 15-64

1,869 (58.9%)

Age 65+

630 (19.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,799 (88.7%)

Born overseas

357 (11.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,049 · 53.2%

Māori

1,449 · 37.6%

Pacific

123 · 3.2%

Asian

183 · 4.8%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

30 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,229 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,107 · 49.5%

Other

267 · 11.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

702 (20.6%)

Two families

45 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,652 (78%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ōtorohanga a safe suburb to live in?

  Ōtorohanga has a safety score of 27/100, making it the #160 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ōtorohanga?

  The annual crime rate in Ōtorohanga is 59.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Te Kawa (Waikato)
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