Putāruru Safety Snapshot

Is Putāruru safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Putāruru has a safety score of 24/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 24% of New Zealand suburbs, with 57.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #169 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Putāruru is 57.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #169 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 December 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 54.5%
  Theft accounts for 54.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.7%
  Burglary accounts for 26.7 percent of incidents.
• Assault 16.1%
  Assault accounts for 16.1 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Putāruru Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

4,452

Households

1,662

Median income

$63,143

Median rent

$330

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

885 (19.9%)

Age 15-64

2,460 (55.3%)

Age 65+

1,086 (24.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

3,849 (86.9%)

Born overseas

582 (13.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

3,291 · 60.9%

Māori

1,671 · 30.9%

Pacific

174 · 3.2%

Asian

207 · 3.8%

MELAA

15 · 0.3%

Other

42 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

3,174 · 99.7%

Not owned

1,440 · 45.2%

Other

393 · 12.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

987 (20%)

Two families

48 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,891 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Putāruru a safe suburb to live in?

  Putāruru has a safety score of 24/100, making it the #169 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 Putāruru?

  The annual crime rate in Putāruru is 57.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Putāruru Rural (Waikato)
• Tīrau (Waikato)