Pāuanui Safety Snapshot

Is Pāuanui safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pāuanui has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #131 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pāuanui is 27.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #131 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 January 2026, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Pāuanui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,065

Households

441

Median income

$72,384

Median rent

$401

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

102 (9.6%)

Age 15-64

483 (45.4%)

Age 65+

474 (44.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

846 (79.7%)

Born overseas

216 (20.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,014 · 89.4%

Māori

69 · 6.1%

Pacific

0 · 0%

Asian

39 · 3.4%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

9 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

876 · 100%

Not owned

210 · 24.1%

Other

93 · 10.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

297 (22.4%)

Two families

6 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,020 (77.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pāuanui a safe suburb to live in?

  Pāuanui has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #131 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pāuanui?

  The annual crime rate in Pāuanui is 27.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Tairua (Waikato)
• Hikuai (Waikato)