Waihī Rural Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Waihī Rural is 28.1631 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 153 within Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2023, October 2023, November 2023.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Burglary 57.6%
  Burglary accounts for 57.6 percent of incidents.
• Theft 30.3%
  Theft accounts for 30.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 9.2%
  Assault accounts for 9.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.5%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.5 percent of incidents.

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Waihī Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Waihī Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Waihī Rural ranks in the top 59 of suburbs in Waikato Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Waihī Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Waihī Rural is 28.1631 per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

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