Tākaka Safety Snapshot

Is Tākaka safe? About average. Tākaka has a safety score of 67/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 67% of New Zealand suburbs, with 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman.

The annual total crime rate in Tākaka is 23 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, January 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 20.0%
  Theft accounts for 20.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 8.0%
  Assault accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 4.0%
  Burglary accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.

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Tākaka Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,389

Households

549

Median income

$58,662

Median rent

$309

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

237 (17.1%)

Age 15-64

789 (56.8%)

Age 65+

351 (25.3%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,116 (80.9%)

Born overseas

264 (19.1%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,293 · 83%

Māori

147 · 9.4%

Pacific

21 · 1.3%

Asian

51 · 3.3%

MELAA

15 · 1%

Other

30 · 1.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,050 · 100%

Not owned

429 · 40.9%

Other

108 · 10.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

333 (20.5%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,281 (78.8%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tākaka a safe suburb to live in?

  Tākaka has a safety score of 67/100, making it the #22 safest of 30 ranked suburbs in Tasman Region. 75% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tākaka?

  The annual crime rate in Tākaka is 23 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

Nearby Suburbs

• Pōhara-Abel Tasman (Tasman)