Whitiora Safety Snapshot

Is Whitiora safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Whitiora has a safety score of 4/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 4% of New Zealand suburbs, with 112.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #229 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Whitiora is 112.8 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #229 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 October 2025, December 2025, January 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 62.3%
  Theft accounts for 62.3 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 21.6%
  Burglary accounts for 21.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.6%
  Assault accounts for 11.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.1%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.1 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.7 percent of incidents.
• Harm Or Endanger Persons 0.7%
  Harm Or Endanger Persons accounts for 0.7 percent of incidents.

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Whitiora Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,595

Households

1,338

Median income

$69,251

Median rent

$329

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

405 (15.6%)

Age 15-64

2,016 (77.7%)

Age 65+

195 (7.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,518 (60.1%)

Born overseas

1,008 (39.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,029 · 34.3%

Māori

804 · 26.8%

Pacific

207 · 6.9%

Asian

840 · 28%

MELAA

84 · 2.8%

Other

36 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,932 · 100%

Not owned

1,725 · 89.7%

Other

264 · 13.7%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

453 (12.4%)

Two families

15 (0.4%)

Three+ families

3 (0.1%)

Other composition

3,189 (87.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Whitiora a safe suburb to live in?

  Whitiora has a safety score of 4/100, making it the #229 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Whitiora?

  The annual crime rate in Whitiora is 112.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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