Rotongata Safety Snapshot

Is Rotongata safe? About average. Rotongata has a safety score of 51/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 51% of New Zealand suburbs, with 28.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #90 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Rotongata is 28.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #90 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 November 2025, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Rotongata Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

918

Households

312

Median income

$93,510

Median rent

$276

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

222 (24.2%)

Age 15-64

603 (65.7%)

Age 65+

81 (8.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

750 (82.5%)

Born overseas

159 (17.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

741 · 69.2%

Māori

189 · 17.6%

Pacific

21 · 2%

Asian

90 · 8.4%

MELAA

12 · 1.1%

Other

18 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

627 · 100%

Not owned

354 · 57.6%

Other

81 · 13.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

198 (21.6%)

Two families

9 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

711 (77.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rotongata a safe suburb to live in?

  Rotongata has a safety score of 51/100, making it the #90 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 Rotongata?

  The annual crime rate in Rotongata is 28.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz