Hangatiki Safety Snapshot

Is Hangatiki safe? About average. Hangatiki has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #59 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Hangatiki is 33 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #59 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, November 2025, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 22.0%
  Burglary accounts for 22.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Hangatiki Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,257

Households

447

Median income

$93,861

Median rent

$231

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

201 (16%)

Age 15-64

804 (64%)

Age 65+

255 (20.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,092 (88.1%)

Born overseas

147 (11.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

927 · 62.8%

Māori

471 · 31.9%

Pacific

18 · 1.2%

Asian

33 · 2.2%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

24 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

906 · 99.3%

Not owned

393 · 43.1%

Other

147 · 16.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

297 (22.6%)

Two families

12 (0.9%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,002 (76.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hangatiki a safe suburb to live in?

  Hangatiki has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #59 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 85% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hangatiki?

  The annual crime rate in Hangatiki is 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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• Te Kūiti West (Waikato)