Rotoorangi Safety Snapshot

Is Rotoorangi safe? Yes. Rotoorangi has a safety score of 76/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 76% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #39 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Rotoorangi is 23.9 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #39 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in March 2026, July 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Rotoorangi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,764

Households

648

Median income

$106,071

Median rent

$315

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

390 (22.1%)

Age 15-64

1,122 (63.6%)

Age 65+

270 (15.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,494 (85%)

Born overseas

264 (15%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,593 · 80.6%

Māori

264 · 13.4%

Pacific

21 · 1.1%

Asian

69 · 3.5%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

27 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,275 · 100%

Not owned

594 · 46.9%

Other

99 · 7.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

465 (24.5%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,419 (74.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Rotoorangi a safe suburb to live in?

  Rotoorangi has a safety score of 76/100, making it the #39 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rotoorangi?

  The annual crime rate in Rotoorangi is 23.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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