Whangamarino Safety Snapshot

Is Whangamarino safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Whangamarino has a safety score of 7/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 7% of New Zealand suburbs, with 81.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #218 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Whangamarino is 81.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #218 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 67.2%
  Assault accounts for 67.2 percent of incidents.
• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.8%
  Burglary accounts for 11.8 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 4.2%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 4.2 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Whangamarino Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,464

Households

345

Median income

$102,562

Median rent

$369

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

183 (12.5%)

Age 15-64

1,128 (77%)

Age 65+

156 (10.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,239 (85.9%)

Born overseas

204 (14.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

960 · 55.9%

Māori

546 · 31.8%

Pacific

90 · 5.2%

Asian

81 · 4.7%

MELAA

18 · 1%

Other

21 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

876 · 100%

Not owned

456 · 52.2%

Other

405 · 46.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

240 (23.2%)

Two families

15 (1.4%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

780 (75.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whangamarino a safe suburb to live in?

  Whangamarino has a safety score of 7/100, making it the #218 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. Property crime is 28% of recorded crime; the rest is offences against people and other categories.

• What is the crime rate in Whangamarino?

  The annual crime rate in Whangamarino is 81.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Te Kauwhata East (Waikato)
• Te Kauwhata West (Waikato)