Taieri Safety Snapshot

Is Taieri safe? We can't say from the current data. No crime has been recorded under Taieri after June 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Taieri has no safety score.

The annual total crime rate in Taieri is 12.2 crimes per thousand residents. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in January 2026, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 10.0%
  Theft accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 6.0%
  Burglary accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault 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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Taieri Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,572

Households

558

Median income

$131,813

Median rent

$456

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

264 (16.8%)

Age 15-64

999 (63.5%)

Age 65+

333 (21.2%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,389 (88.4%)

Born overseas

183 (11.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,479 · 87.6%

Māori

120 · 7.1%

Pacific

21 · 1.2%

Asian

39 · 2.3%

MELAA

3 · 0.2%

Other

27 · 1.6%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,257 · 99.5%

Not owned

339 · 26.8%

Other

60 · 4.8%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

456 (27.7%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,176 (71.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Taieri a safe suburb to live in?

  No crime has been recorded under Taieri after June 2026. Its past rate would predict several incidents by now. Its records may be counted under a neighbouring area, or it may be a genuine quiet spell; we cannot yet tell which, so Taieri has no safety score.

• What is the crime rate in Taieri?

  The annual crime rate in Taieri is 12.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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