Tahuroa Safety Snapshot

Is Tahuroa safe? Yes. Tahuroa has a safety score of 76/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 76% of New Zealand suburbs, with 27.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #37 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tahuroa is 27.3 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #37 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, November 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 23.0%
  Burglary accounts for 23.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 15.0%
  Theft accounts for 15.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tahuroa Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,674

Households

597

Median income

$112,906

Median rent

$297

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

336 (20.1%)

Age 15-64

1,098 (65.6%)

Age 65+

234 (14%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,461 (87.7%)

Born overseas

204 (12.3%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,428 · 76.8%

Māori

258 · 13.9%

Pacific

42 · 2.3%

Asian

78 · 4.2%

MELAA

18 · 1%

Other

36 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,191 · 99.3%

Not owned

573 · 47.8%

Other

141 · 11.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

435 (24.7%)

Two families

21 (1.2%)

Three+ families

3 (0.2%)

Other composition

1,302 (73.9%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tahuroa a safe suburb to live in?

  Tahuroa has a safety score of 76/100, making it the #37 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 Tahuroa?

  The annual crime rate in Tahuroa is 27.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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