Putāruru Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Putāruru is 72.1696 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 53 within Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2021, November 2023, September 2024.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Theft 55.5%
  Theft accounts for 55.5 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 29.8%
  Burglary accounts for 29.8 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.6%
  Assault accounts for 12.6 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Putāruru 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 Putāruru a safe suburb to live in?

  Putāruru ranks in the top 21 of suburbs in Waikato Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Putāruru?

  The annual crime rate in Putāruru is 72.1696 per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Putāruru Rural (Waikato)
• Tīrau (Waikato)