Waihī North Safety Snapshot

Is Waihī North safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Waihī North has a safety score of 15/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 15% of New Zealand suburbs, with 50.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #192 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Waihī North is 50.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #192 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 September 2025, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 61.0%
  Burglary accounts for 61.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 26.0%
  Theft accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.0%
  Assault accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waihī North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,875

Households

762

Median income

$50,395

Median rent

$368

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

288 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

936 (49.9%)

Age 65+

633 (33.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,545 (83.5%)

Born overseas

306 (16.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,572 · 72.4%

Māori

423 · 19.5%

Pacific

69 · 3.2%

Asian

84 · 3.9%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

15 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,434 · 99.8%

Not owned

597 · 41.5%

Other

138 · 9.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (19.4%)

Two families

15 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,794 (79.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waihī North a safe suburb to live in?

  Waihī North has a safety score of 15/100, making it the #192 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 93% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waihī North?

  The annual crime rate in Waihī North is 50.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Waihī Rural (Waikato)
• Waihī South (Waikato)
• Waihī East (Waikato)
• Waiau (Bay of Plenty)