Pekerau Safety Snapshot

Is Pekerau safe? About average. Pekerau has a safety score of 46/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 46% of New Zealand suburbs, with 36.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #106 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pekerau is 36.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #106 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 48.7%
  Burglary accounts for 48.7 percent of incidents.
• Theft 42.5%
  Theft accounts for 42.5 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.1%
  Assault accounts for 7.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.9%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.9 percent of incidents.

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Pekerau Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,075

Households

1,125

Median income

$96,755

Median rent

$443

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

600 (19.5%)

Age 15-64

1,893 (61.6%)

Age 65+

597 (19.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,562 (83.6%)

Born overseas

501 (16.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,433 · 67.9%

Māori

762 · 21.3%

Pacific

84 · 2.3%

Asian

246 · 6.9%

MELAA

15 · 0.4%

Other

42 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,340 · 100%

Not owned

966 · 41.4%

Other

147 · 6.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

792 (23.6%)

Two families

33 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,532 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pekerau a safe suburb to live in?

  Pekerau has a safety score of 46/100, making it the #106 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pekerau?

  The annual crime rate in Pekerau is 36.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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