Peachgrove Safety Snapshot

Is Peachgrove safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Peachgrove has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 93.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #212 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Peachgrove is 93.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #212 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 September 2025, October 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 60.2%
  Theft accounts for 60.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.1%
  Burglary accounts for 27.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.0%
  Assault accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.

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Peachgrove Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,627

Households

1,218

Median income

$95,182

Median rent

$498

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

660 (18.2%)

Age 15-64

2,268 (62.5%)

Age 65+

690 (19%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,355 (65.4%)

Born overseas

1,245 (34.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,070 · 49.7%

Māori

759 · 18.2%

Pacific

234 · 5.6%

Asian

915 · 22%

MELAA

147 · 3.5%

Other

36 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,673 · 99.6%

Not owned

1,599 · 59.6%

Other

276 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

735 (20.3%)

Two families

42 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,838 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Peachgrove a safe suburb to live in?

  Peachgrove has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #212 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 87% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Peachgrove?

  The annual crime rate in Peachgrove is 93.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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