Ngatea Safety Snapshot

Is Ngatea safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Ngatea has a safety score of 29/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 29% of New Zealand suburbs, with 51.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #156 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Ngatea is 51.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #156 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 September 2025, February 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 52.0%
  Theft accounts for 52.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Ngatea Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,545

Households

618

Median income

$82,517

Median rent

$355

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

285 (18.4%)

Age 15-64

873 (56.5%)

Age 65+

402 (26%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,290 (84.1%)

Born overseas

243 (15.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,347 · 76.9%

Māori

261 · 14.9%

Pacific

36 · 2.1%

Asian

87 · 5%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

15 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,185 · 100%

Not owned

432 · 36.5%

Other

78 · 6.6%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

405 (21.8%)

Two families

15 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,431 (77.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Ngatea a safe suburb to live in?

  Ngatea has a safety score of 29/100, making it the #156 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Ngatea?

  The annual crime rate in Ngatea is 51.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Hauraki Plains East (Waikato)
• Hauraki Plains North (Waikato)
• Hauraki Plains South (Waikato)