Wharewaka Safety Snapshot

Is Wharewaka safe? About average. Wharewaka has a safety score of 47/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 47% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #99 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Wharewaka is 23.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #99 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 September 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 21.0%
  Theft accounts for 21.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 3.0%
  Assault accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Wharewaka Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,617

Households

642

Median income

$100,408

Median rent

$593

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

255 (15.8%)

Age 15-64

777 (48.1%)

Age 65+

549 (34%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,257 (78.8%)

Born overseas

339 (21.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,407 · 79.2%

Māori

168 · 9.5%

Pacific

39 · 2.2%

Asian

126 · 7.1%

MELAA

9 · 0.5%

Other

27 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,251 · 100%

Not owned

303 · 24.2%

Other

105 · 8.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

447 (23.6%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,434 (75.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Wharewaka a safe suburb to live in?

  Wharewaka has a safety score of 47/100, making it the #99 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 86% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Wharewaka?

  The annual crime rate in Wharewaka is 23.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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