Waerenga Safety Snapshot

Is Waerenga safe? Yes. Waerenga has a safety score of 75/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 75% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #42 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Waerenga is 25.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #42 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, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 13.0%
  Burglary accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waerenga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

918

Households

345

Median income

$104,788

Median rent

$335

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

147 (16%)

Age 15-64

621 (67.6%)

Age 65+

144 (15.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

777 (84.6%)

Born overseas

141 (15.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

828 · 79.8%

Māori

141 · 13.6%

Pacific

27 · 2.6%

Asian

30 · 2.9%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

9 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

690 · 99.6%

Not owned

276 · 39.8%

Other

81 · 11.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

243 (24%)

Two families

6 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

762 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waerenga a safe suburb to live in?

  Waerenga has a safety score of 75/100, making it the #42 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waerenga?

  The annual crime rate in Waerenga is 25.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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