Paeroa Rural Safety Snapshot

Is Paeroa Rural safe? About average. Paeroa Rural has a safety score of 52/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 52% of New Zealand suburbs, with 31.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #87 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Paeroa Rural is 31.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #87 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, May 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 38.0%
  Burglary accounts for 38.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 1.0%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons 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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Paeroa Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,986

Households

714

Median income

$84,732

Median rent

$346

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

363 (18.3%)

Age 15-64

1,227 (61.8%)

Age 65+

384 (19.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,746 (88.6%)

Born overseas

225 (11.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,713 · 73.6%

Māori

468 · 20.1%

Pacific

36 · 1.5%

Asian

78 · 3.4%

MELAA

12 · 0.5%

Other

21 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,386 · 99.4%

Not owned

555 · 39.8%

Other

219 · 15.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

468 (22.3%)

Two families

33 (1.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,593 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Paeroa Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Paeroa Rural has a safety score of 52/100, making it the #87 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 Paeroa Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Paeroa Rural is 31.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Paeroa (Waikato)