Pōkeno South Safety Snapshot

Is Pōkeno South safe? Yes. Pōkeno South has a safety score of 87/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 87% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #23 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pōkeno South is 13.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #23 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, May 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 19.0%
  Theft accounts for 19.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pōkeno South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,754

Households

804

Median income

$144,005

Median rent

$655

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

702 (25.5%)

Age 15-64

1,863 (67.6%)

Age 65+

177 (6.4%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,461 (53.5%)

Born overseas

1,269 (46.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,278 · 39.2%

Māori

429 · 13.2%

Pacific

270 · 8.3%

Asian

1,098 · 33.7%

MELAA

96 · 2.9%

Other

90 · 2.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,863 · 99.5%

Not owned

663 · 35.4%

Other

174 · 9.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

657 (27.4%)

Two families

66 (2.8%)

Three+ families

9 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,668 (69.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pōkeno South a safe suburb to live in?

  Pōkeno South has a safety score of 87/100, making it the #23 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 81% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pōkeno South?

  The annual crime rate in Pōkeno South is 13.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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