Waitoa-Ngarua

Waitoa-Ngarua recorded 20 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 18.2 per 1,000 residents across about 1,101 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Waitoa-Ngarua is 18.2 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 20 recorded offences across about 1,101 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Waitoa-Ngarua is burglary, with 11 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 55% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (5).

Recorded offences in Waitoa-Ngarua have fallen 14.3% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Waitoa-Ngarua ranks 188 of 258 suburbs in Waikato Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Waitoa-Ngarua only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Waitoa-Ngarua, Matamata-Piako District come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.