Pirongia Forest Safety Snapshot

Is Pirongia Forest safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Pirongia Forest has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 56.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #211 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pirongia Forest is 56.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #211 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 September 2025, November 2025, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 27.0%
  Burglary accounts for 27.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 18.0%
  Theft accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

---

View full safety overview for Pirongia Forest ›

Pirongia Forest Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

987

Households

417

Median income

$54,808

Median rent

$180

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

153 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

537 (54.4%)

Age 65+

279 (28.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

882 (90.7%)

Born overseas

90 (9.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

624 · 53.2%

Māori

483 · 41.2%

Pacific

39 · 3.3%

Asian

15 · 1.3%

MELAA

0 · 0%

Other

12 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

681 · 100%

Not owned

264 · 38.8%

Other

153 · 22.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

207 (17.1%)

Two families

12 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

990 (81.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pirongia Forest a safe suburb to live in?

  Pirongia Forest has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #211 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pirongia Forest?

  The annual crime rate in Pirongia Forest is 56.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz