Tairua Safety Snapshot

The annual total crime rate in Tairua is 29.0662 crimes per thousand residents, placing it at rank 148 within Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in May 2022, July 2024, January 2025.

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Updated October 2025.

• Burglary 45.3%
  Burglary accounts for 45.3 percent of incidents.
• Theft 41.4%
  Theft accounts for 41.4 percent of incidents.
• Assault 10.9%
  Assault accounts for 10.9 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.6%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.6 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 0.8%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 0.8 percent of incidents.

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Tairua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

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

FAQ

• Is Tairua a safe suburb to live in?

  Tairua ranks in the top 57 of suburbs in Waikato Region for safety, with most crime being non-violent property offences.

• What is the crime rate in Tairua?

  The annual crime rate in Tairua is 29.0662 per 1,000 residents.

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Nearby Suburbs

• Pāuanui (Waikato)