Lake Taupō Bays Safety Snapshot

Is Lake Taupō Bays safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Lake Taupō Bays has a safety score of 9/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 9% of New Zealand suburbs, with 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #210 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Lake Taupō Bays is 64 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #210 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

• Burglary 42.5%
  Burglary accounts for 42.5 percent of incidents.
• Theft 41.6%
  Theft accounts for 41.6 percent of incidents.
• Assault 11.5%
  Assault accounts for 11.5 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.7%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.7 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.8 percent of incidents.

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Lake Taupō Bays Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,854

Households

747

Median income

$70,667

Median rent

$321

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

285 (15.4%)

Age 15-64

1,014 (54.7%)

Age 65+

522 (28.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,614 (88.3%)

Born overseas

213 (11.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,338 · 59%

Māori

813 · 35.8%

Pacific

57 · 2.5%

Asian

27 · 1.2%

MELAA

9 · 0.4%

Other

24 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,341 · 99.8%

Not owned

489 · 36.4%

Other

216 · 16.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

453 (20.5%)

Two families

18 (0.8%)

Three+ families

6 (0.3%)

Other composition

1,734 (78.4%)

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

FAQ

• Is Lake Taupō Bays a safe suburb to live in?

  Lake Taupō Bays has a safety score of 9/100, making it the #210 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 Lake Taupō Bays?

  The annual crime rate in Lake Taupō Bays is 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz