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Whangamatā Rural Safety Snapshot

Waikato, New Zealand

Police data to August 2026

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Is Whangamatā Rural safe? Its score is unreliable because few people live here: crime in a commercial or public area divided by under 500 residents gives an extreme rate, so it is not ranked.

The annual total crime rate in Whangamatā Rural is 16.1 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in December 2025, April 2026, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Few residents live here (498 at the 2023 Census). Crime in a commercial, industrial or harbour area is counted where it happens, so dividing it by a small resident population produces an extreme per-1,000 rate. Treat the score and rate here as unreliable; Whangamatā Rural is excluded from regional rankings.

Safety Score (NZCHI-adjusted)

iHow it works
80 / 100
Crimes per 1,000 residents
i
16.1
Regional rank not available
3-Month Trend
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▼100%(improving)

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026
  • Burglary 3.0%
    Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
  • Theft 3.0%
    Theft accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
  • Assault 1.0%
    Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
  • Sexual Offences 1.0%
    Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
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Whangamatā Rural Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

522

Households

213

Median income

$80,624

Median rent

$250

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14
72 (13.8%)
Age 15-64
291 (55.7%)
Age 65+
150 (28.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ
417 (80.3%)
Born overseas
102 (19.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European
453 · 76.3%
Māori
120 · 20.2%
Pacific
3 · 0.5%
Asian
9 · 1.5%
MELAA
3 · 0.5%
Other
6 · 1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned
384 · 99.2%
Not owned
108 · 27.9%
Other
60 · 15.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family
129 (21.3%)
Two families
9 (1.5%)
Three+ families
0 (0%)
Other composition
468 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

  • Is Whangamatā Rural a safe suburb to live in?

    Whangamatā Rural has only 498 residents, so its per-resident crime rate is not a reliable guide to safety and it is not ranked. Crime here is mostly recorded in commercial or public spaces rather than homes.

  • What is the crime rate in Whangamatā Rural?

    The annual crime rate in Whangamatā Rural is 16.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime heatmap for Whangamatā Rural

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