Porritt Safety Snapshot

Is Porritt safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Porritt has a safety score of 17/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 17% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #185 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Porritt is 53.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #185 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 November 2025, December 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 42.3%
  Theft accounts for 42.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 40.1%
  Burglary accounts for 40.1 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.8%
  Assault accounts for 14.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.4%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.4%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.4 percent of incidents.

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Porritt Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,679

Households

891

Median income

$82,420

Median rent

$356

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

651 (24.3%)

Age 15-64

1,701 (63.5%)

Age 65+

324 (12.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,947 (73.2%)

Born overseas

714 (26.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,368 · 42.5%

Māori

960 · 29.8%

Pacific

285 · 8.8%

Asian

453 · 14.1%

MELAA

105 · 3.3%

Other

51 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,899 · 100%

Not owned

1,290 · 68.1%

Other

129 · 6.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

555 (21.2%)

Two families

33 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,022 (77.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Porritt a safe suburb to live in?

  Porritt has a safety score of 17/100, making it the #185 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 Porritt?

  The annual crime rate in Porritt is 53.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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