Whitikahu Safety Snapshot

Is Whitikahu safe? About average. Whitikahu has a safety score of 65/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 65% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #61 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Whitikahu is 14.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #61 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 November 2025, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 14.0%
  Burglary accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 7.0%
  Theft accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Whitikahu Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,980

Households

639

Median income

$114,309

Median rent

$316

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

471 (23.8%)

Age 15-64

1,305 (65.9%)

Age 65+

198 (10%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,665 (85.1%)

Born overseas

291 (14.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,659 · 73.3%

Māori

297 · 13.1%

Pacific

30 · 1.3%

Asian

219 · 9.7%

MELAA

24 · 1.1%

Other

33 · 1.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,389 · 100%

Not owned

708 · 51%

Other

123 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

453 (24.1%)

Two families

30 (1.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,395 (74.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whitikahu a safe suburb to live in?

  Whitikahu has a safety score of 65/100, making it the #61 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Whitikahu?

  The annual crime rate in Whitikahu is 14.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Kainui-Gordonton (Waikato)