Wairākei-Broadlands Safety Snapshot

Is Wairākei-Broadlands safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Wairākei-Broadlands has a safety score of 33/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 33% of New Zealand suburbs, with 53.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #149 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Wairākei-Broadlands is 53.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #149 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 March 2026, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 36.0%
  Theft accounts for 36.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Wairākei-Broadlands Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,182

Households

414

Median income

$103,217

Median rent

$323

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

267 (22.6%)

Age 15-64

771 (65.2%)

Age 65+

138 (11.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,002 (85.9%)

Born overseas

165 (14.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

918 · 63.4%

Māori

435 · 30%

Pacific

30 · 2.1%

Asian

39 · 2.7%

MELAA

12 · 0.8%

Other

15 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

777 · 99.2%

Not owned

348 · 44.4%

Other

135 · 17.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

279 (23.4%)

Two families

15 (1.3%)

Three+ families

3 (0.3%)

Other composition

897 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wairākei-Broadlands a safe suburb to live in?

  Wairākei-Broadlands has a safety score of 33/100, making it the #149 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 83% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Wairākei-Broadlands?

  The annual crime rate in Wairākei-Broadlands is 53.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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