Waihī Rural Safety Snapshot

Is Waihī Rural safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Waihī Rural has a safety score of 38/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 38% of New Zealand suburbs, with 34.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #134 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Waihī Rural is 34.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #134 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 September 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 37.0%
  Burglary accounts for 37.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 30.0%
  Theft accounts for 30.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.0%
  Assault accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 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 Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,424

Households

870

Median income

$77,616

Median rent

$310

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

423 (17.5%)

Age 15-64

1,437 (59.3%)

Age 65+

591 (24.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,995 (82.6%)

Born overseas

420 (17.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,208 · 78.9%

Māori

405 · 14.5%

Pacific

60 · 2.1%

Asian

63 · 2.3%

MELAA

18 · 0.6%

Other

45 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,725 · 99.7%

Not owned

609 · 35.2%

Other

273 · 15.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

582 (22.7%)

Two families

33 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,953 (76.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waihī Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Waihī Rural has a safety score of 38/100, making it the #134 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 82% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waihī Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Waihī Rural is 34.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

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