Pokuru Safety Snapshot

Is Pokuru safe? About average. Pokuru has a safety score of 58/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 58% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #79 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Pokuru is 26.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #79 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, March 2026, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 26.0%
  Burglary accounts for 26.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 1.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Pokuru Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,524

Households

513

Median income

$113,236

Median rent

$335

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

354 (23.2%)

Age 15-64

963 (63.2%)

Age 65+

228 (15%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,314 (86.6%)

Born overseas

204 (13.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,368 · 79.9%

Māori

243 · 14.2%

Pacific

27 · 1.6%

Asian

45 · 2.6%

MELAA

12 · 0.7%

Other

18 · 1.1%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,101 · 100%

Not owned

486 · 44.4%

Other

81 · 7.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

390 (25.9%)

Two families

12 (0.8%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,101 (73.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Pokuru a safe suburb to live in?

  Pokuru has a safety score of 58/100, making it the #79 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Pokuru?

  The annual crime rate in Pokuru is 26.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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