Port Waikato-Waikaretu Safety Snapshot

Is Port Waikato-Waikaretu safe? About average. Port Waikato-Waikaretu has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 20.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #118 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Port Waikato-Waikaretu is 20.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #118 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 March 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Port Waikato-Waikaretu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

807

Households

315

Median income

$67,584

Median rent

$274

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

123 (15.2%)

Age 15-64

510 (63.2%)

Age 65+

168 (20.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

726 (90.6%)

Born overseas

75 (9.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

549 · 56%

Māori

333 · 33.9%

Pacific

60 · 6.1%

Asian

9 · 0.9%

MELAA

9 · 0.9%

Other

21 · 2.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

591 · 100%

Not owned

255 · 43.4%

Other

90 · 15.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

165 (18.5%)

Two families

6 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

723 (80.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Port Waikato-Waikaretu a safe suburb to live in?

  Port Waikato-Waikaretu has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #118 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Port Waikato-Waikaretu?

  The annual crime rate in Port Waikato-Waikaretu is 20.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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