Waipa Valley Safety Snapshot

Is Waipa Valley safe? Yes. Waipa Valley has a safety score of 78/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 78% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #32 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Waipa Valley is 23.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #32 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 December 2025, January 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 17.0%
  Burglary accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipa Valley Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,260

Households

477

Median income

$79,743

Median rent

$178

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

270 (21.4%)

Age 15-64

816 (64.8%)

Age 65+

192 (15.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,113 (89%)

Born overseas

138 (11%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

933 · 63.1%

Māori

411 · 27.8%

Pacific

42 · 2.8%

Asian

54 · 3.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

33 · 2.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

888 · 100%

Not owned

438 · 49.7%

Other

120 · 13.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

285 (20.5%)

Two families

9 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,098 (78.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipa Valley a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipa Valley has a safety score of 78/100, making it the #32 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 Waipa Valley?

  The annual crime rate in Waipa Valley is 23.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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