Waipū Safety Snapshot

Is Waipū safe? Yes. Waipū has a safety score of 95/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 95% of New Zealand suburbs, with 8.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #2 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Waipū is 8.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #2 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in September 2025, January 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 8.0%
  Theft accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 2.0%
  Burglary accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipū Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,389

Households

585

Median income

$59,664

Median rent

$471

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

198 (14.3%)

Age 15-64

633 (45.6%)

Age 65+

576 (41.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,059 (76.4%)

Born overseas

327 (23.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,239 · 76.9%

Māori

252 · 15.6%

Pacific

30 · 1.9%

Asian

57 · 3.5%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

30 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,071 · 99.7%

Not owned

360 · 33.5%

Other

135 · 12.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

348 (20.2%)

Two families

9 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,365 (79.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipū a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipū has a safety score of 95/100, making it the #2 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waipū?

  The annual crime rate in Waipū is 8.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Waipū Rural (Northland)
• Bream Bay (Northland)