Whitianga South Safety Snapshot

Is Whitianga South safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Whitianga South has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 60.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #200 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Whitianga South is 60.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #200 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, June 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 47.7%
  Theft accounts for 47.7 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 34.9%
  Burglary accounts for 34.9 percent of incidents.
• Assault 15.9%
  Assault accounts for 15.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.5%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.5 percent of incidents.

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Whitianga South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,282

Households

1,389

Median income

$56,941

Median rent

$427

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

462 (14.1%)

Age 15-64

1,791 (54.6%)

Age 65+

1,056 (32.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

2,628 (80.8%)

Born overseas

624 (19.2%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,886 · 77%

Māori

546 · 14.6%

Pacific

99 · 2.6%

Asian

150 · 4%

MELAA

18 · 0.5%

Other

48 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,520 · 100%

Not owned

1,032 · 41.2%

Other

309 · 12.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

828 (20.3%)

Two families

21 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

3,225 (79.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whitianga South a safe suburb to live in?

  Whitianga South has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #200 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 Whitianga South?

  The annual crime rate in Whitianga South is 60.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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