Pōkeno North Safety Snapshot

Is Pōkeno North safe? About average. Pōkeno North has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 29.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #58 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pōkeno North is 29.2 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #58 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, April 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 80.0%
  Theft accounts for 80.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 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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Pōkeno North Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

3,327

Households

1,008

Median income

$144,415

Median rent

$646

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

789 (23.7%)

Age 15-64

2,217 (66.6%)

Age 65+

282 (8.5%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,932 (58.3%)

Born overseas

1,383 (41.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,908 · 49.4%

Māori

495 · 12.8%

Pacific

285 · 7.4%

Asian

972 · 25.2%

MELAA

108 · 2.8%

Other

96 · 2.5%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

2,322 · 99.7%

Not owned

918 · 39.4%

Other

207 · 8.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

801 (26.8%)

Two families

75 (2.5%)

Three+ families

6 (0.2%)

Other composition

2,106 (70.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pōkeno North a safe suburb to live in?

  Pōkeno North has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #58 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 Pōkeno North?

  The annual crime rate in Pōkeno North is 29.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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