Paraonui Safety Snapshot

Is Paraonui safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Paraonui has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #129 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Paraonui is 24.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #129 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 November 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 24.0%
  Burglary accounts for 24.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Paraonui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,860

Households

714

Median income

$78,349

Median rent

$362

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

399 (21.5%)

Age 15-64

1,089 (58.5%)

Age 65+

348 (18.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,536 (83.5%)

Born overseas

303 (16.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,254 · 51.2%

Māori

696 · 28.4%

Pacific

300 · 12.3%

Asian

153 · 6.3%

MELAA

3 · 0.1%

Other

42 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,314 · 100%

Not owned

600 · 46%

Other

165 · 12.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

441 (20.8%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

1,656 (78.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Paraonui a safe suburb to live in?

  Paraonui has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #129 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 71% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Paraonui?

  The annual crime rate in Paraonui is 24.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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