Ruakura Safety Snapshot

Is Ruakura safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ruakura has a safety score of 8/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 8% of New Zealand suburbs, with 96.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #215 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ruakura is 96.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #215 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 May 2026, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 69.2%
  Theft accounts for 69.2 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.2%
  Burglary accounts for 20.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.8%
  Assault accounts for 4.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.8%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.8 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.9%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.9 percent of incidents.

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Ruakura Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,086

Households

138

Median income

$115,734

Median rent

$503

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

102 (9.4%)

Age 15-64

936 (86.2%)

Age 65+

48 (4.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

654 (60.4%)

Born overseas

429 (39.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

612 · 48%

Māori

198 · 15.5%

Pacific

66 · 5.2%

Asian

345 · 27.1%

MELAA

30 · 2.4%

Other

24 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

951 · 100%

Not owned

780 · 82.5%

Other

33 · 3.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

102 (25%)

Two families

9 (2.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

297 (72.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ruakura a safe suburb to live in?

  Ruakura has a safety score of 8/100, making it the #215 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 89% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ruakura?

  The annual crime rate in Ruakura is 96.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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