Waipahihi Safety Snapshot

Is Waipahihi safe? About average. Waipahihi has a safety score of 49/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 49% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #92 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Waipahihi is 22.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #92 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, February 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipahihi Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,286

Households

867

Median income

$98,188

Median rent

$480

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

402 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,257 (55%)

Age 65+

627 (27.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,779 (78.5%)

Born overseas

486 (21.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,968 · 75.9%

Māori

417 · 16.1%

Pacific

54 · 2.1%

Asian

111 · 4.3%

MELAA

15 · 0.6%

Other

27 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,752 · 100%

Not owned

588 · 33.7%

Other

129 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

600 (23.4%)

Two families

15 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,944 (76%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipahihi a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipahihi has a safety score of 49/100, making it the #92 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waipahihi?

  The annual crime rate in Waipahihi is 22.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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