Waipū Rural Safety Snapshot

Is Waipū Rural safe? About average. Waipū Rural has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Waipū Rural is 17 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 17.0%
  Theft accounts for 17.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Waipū Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,872

Households

735

Median income

$91,540

Median rent

$434

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

252 (13.5%)

Age 15-64

1,092 (58.3%)

Age 65+

549 (29.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,479 (79.9%)

Born overseas

372 (20.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,728 · 80.6%

Māori

258 · 12%

Pacific

66 · 3.1%

Asian

39 · 1.8%

MELAA

24 · 1.1%

Other

30 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,458 · 100%

Not owned

387 · 26.6%

Other

162 · 11.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

516 (23.8%)

Two families

27 (1.2%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,626 (75%)

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

FAQ

• Is Waipū Rural a safe suburb to live in?

  Waipū Rural has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #22 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 90% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Waipū Rural?

  The annual crime rate in Waipū Rural is 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Waipū (Northland)