Paeroa Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Paeroa is 56.0432 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 82 within Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2023, October 2023, July 2025.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 56.0%
  Theft accounts for 56.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.1%
  Burglary accounts for 26.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.5%
  Assault accounts for 15.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.7%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Paeroa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Paeroa a safe suburb to live in?

  Paeroa ranks in the top 32 of suburbs in Waikato Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Paeroa?

  The annual crime rate in Paeroa is 56.0432 per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Paeroa Rural (Waikato)