Hilltop (Taupo District) Safety Snapshot

Is Hilltop (Taupo District) safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Hilltop (Taupo District) has a safety score of 26/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 26% of New Zealand suburbs, with 47.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #164 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Hilltop (Taupo District) is 47.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #164 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 November 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 46.0%
  Theft accounts for 46.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 14.0%
  Assault accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 3.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 3.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.

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Hilltop (Taupo District) Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,950

Households

690

Median income

$89,235

Median rent

$444

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

375 (19.2%)

Age 15-64

1,059 (54.3%)

Age 65+

516 (26.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,548 (80.2%)

Born overseas

381 (19.8%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,605 · 70.4%

Māori

441 · 19.3%

Pacific

78 · 3.4%

Asian

99 · 4.3%

MELAA

24 · 1.1%

Other

33 · 1.4%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,458 · 100%

Not owned

585 · 40.2%

Other

123 · 8.5%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

438 (21.4%)

Two families

15 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,596 (77.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Hilltop (Taupo District) a safe suburb to live in?

  Hilltop (Taupo District) has a safety score of 26/100, making it the #164 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 78% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Hilltop (Taupo District)?

  The annual crime rate in Hilltop (Taupo District) is 47.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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