Hauraki Plains East Safety Snapshot

Is Hauraki Plains East safe? Yes. Hauraki Plains East has a safety score of 76/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 76% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #38 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Hauraki Plains East is 23.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #38 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, December 2025, February 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 13.0%
  Theft accounts for 13.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Hauraki Plains East Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,437

Households

501

Median income

$91,902

Median rent

$320

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

297 (20.7%)

Age 15-64

912 (63.5%)

Age 65+

222 (15.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,257 (88.4%)

Born overseas

165 (11.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,263 · 74.8%

Māori

288 · 17.1%

Pacific

45 · 2.7%

Asian

60 · 3.6%

MELAA

6 · 0.4%

Other

27 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,029 · 99.7%

Not owned

435 · 42.2%

Other

111 · 10.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

375 (25.2%)

Two families

15 (1%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,095 (73.6%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hauraki Plains East a safe suburb to live in?

  Hauraki Plains East has a safety score of 76/100, making it the #38 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hauraki Plains East?

  The annual crime rate in Hauraki Plains East is 23.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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