Tamahere South Safety Snapshot

Is Tamahere South safe? Yes. Tamahere South has a safety score of 92/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 92% of New Zealand suburbs, with 14.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #12 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tamahere South is 14.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #12 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, February 2026, July 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 16.0%
  Burglary accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 14.0%
  Theft accounts for 14.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 2.0%
  Assault accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tamahere South Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,295

Households

795

Median income

$136,119

Median rent

$452

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

405 (17.6%)

Age 15-64

1,335 (58.2%)

Age 65+

528 (23%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,848 (80.6%)

Born overseas

444 (19.4%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

2,070 · 83%

Māori

249 · 10%

Pacific

12 · 0.5%

Asian

123 · 4.9%

MELAA

6 · 0.2%

Other

33 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,797 · 100%

Not owned

597 · 33.5%

Other

90 · 5.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

627 (26.3%)

Two families

21 (0.9%)

Three+ families

9 (0.4%)

Other composition

1,731 (72.5%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tamahere South a safe suburb to live in?

  Tamahere South has a safety score of 92/100, making it the #12 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 94% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tamahere South?

  The annual crime rate in Tamahere South is 14.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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