Whangaruru Safety Snapshot

Is Whangaruru safe? About average. Whangaruru has a safety score of 51/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 51% of New Zealand suburbs, with 25.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #32 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland.

The annual total crime rate in Whangaruru is 25.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #32 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, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 28.0%
  Burglary accounts for 28.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 25.0%
  Theft accounts for 25.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 13.0%
  Assault accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Whangaruru Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,739

Households

969

Median income

$77,805

Median rent

$295

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

531 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

1,626 (59.4%)

Age 65+

594 (21.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,343 (87%)

Born overseas

351 (13%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,118 · 62.4%

Māori

1,050 · 30.9%

Pacific

129 · 3.8%

Asian

60 · 1.8%

MELAA

18 · 0.5%

Other

21 · 0.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,806 · 100%

Not owned

648 · 36%

Other

393 · 21.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

591 (21%)

Two families

36 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,181 (77.7%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whangaruru a safe suburb to live in?

  Whangaruru has a safety score of 51/100, making it the #32 safest of 97 ranked suburbs in Northland Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Whangaruru?

  The annual crime rate in Whangaruru is 25.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Inlets other Whangarei District (Northland)