Puniu Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Puniu is 32.9531 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 127 within Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, February 2026, June 2026.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:00 am

• Assault 32.0%
  Assault accounts for 32.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Puniu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Puniu a safe suburb to live in?

  Puniu ranks in the top 49 of suburbs in Waikato Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Puniu?

  The annual crime rate in Puniu is 32.9531 per 1,000 residents.

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