Waihī South Safety Snapshot

Is Waihī South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Waihī South has a safety score of 4/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 4% of New Zealand suburbs, with 154.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #226 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Waihī South is 154.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #226 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, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 64.7%
  Theft accounts for 64.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 27.2%
  Burglary accounts for 27.2 percent of incidents.
• Assault 6.9%
  Assault accounts for 6.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 0.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.6%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.6 percent of incidents.

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Waihī South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,328

Households

1,002

Median income

$53,363

Median rent

$358

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

360 (15.5%)

Age 15-64

1,233 (53%)

Age 65+

711 (30.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,887 (81.1%)

Born overseas

441 (18.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,905 · 68.4%

Māori

549 · 19.7%

Pacific

108 · 3.9%

Asian

186 · 6.7%

MELAA

9 · 0.3%

Other

27 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,776 · 100%

Not owned

732 · 41.2%

Other

213 · 12%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

531 (18.1%)

Two families

18 (0.6%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

2,385 (81.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waihī South a safe suburb to live in?

  Waihī South has a safety score of 4/100, making it the #226 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 92% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waihī South?

  The annual crime rate in Waihī South is 154.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

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