Tairua Safety Snapshot

Is Tairua safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tairua has a safety score of 34/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 34% of New Zealand suburbs, with 26.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #145 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tairua is 26.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #145 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, April 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 20.0%
  Burglary accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 7.0%
  Assault accounts for 7.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tairua Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,653

Households

669

Median income

$57,048

Median rent

$347

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

207 (12.5%)

Age 15-64

816 (49.4%)

Age 65+

639 (38.7%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,290 (78.3%)

Born overseas

357 (21.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,521 · 82.2%

Māori

195 · 10.5%

Pacific

45 · 2.4%

Asian

69 · 3.7%

MELAA

6 · 0.3%

Other

15 · 0.8%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,305 · 100%

Not owned

399 · 30.9%

Other

147 · 11.4%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

429 (21.6%)

Two families

12 (0.6%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,542 (77.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tairua a safe suburb to live in?

  Tairua has a safety score of 34/100, making it the #145 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 79% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tairua?

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

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Pāuanui (Waikato)