Pukerimu Safety Snapshot

Is Pukerimu safe? About average. Pukerimu has a safety score of 61/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 61% of New Zealand suburbs, with 15.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #70 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pukerimu is 15.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #70 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 December 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 9.0%
  Burglary accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

---

View full safety overview for Pukerimu ›

Pukerimu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

951

Households

354

Median income

$121,019

Median rent

$378

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

189 (19.9%)

Age 15-64

612 (64.4%)

Age 65+

144 (15.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

744 (78.2%)

Born overseas

207 (21.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

873 · 85.3%

Māori

69 · 6.7%

Pacific

21 · 2.1%

Asian

42 · 4.1%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

15 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

696 · 100%

Not owned

297 · 43%

Other

69 · 10%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

258 (24.9%)

Two families

3 (0.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

774 (74.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pukerimu a safe suburb to live in?

  Pukerimu has a safety score of 61/100, making it the #70 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 Pukerimu?

  The annual crime rate in Pukerimu is 15.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Leamington South (Waikato)
• Leamington Central (Waikato)
• Cambridge Park-River Garden (Waikato)
• Leamington West (Waikato)
• Leamington East (Waikato)
• Cambridge Central (Waikato)
• Cambridge West (Waikato)
• Cambridge East (Waikato)
• Hautapu (Waikato)
• Cambridge North (Waikato)