Tarata Safety Snapshot

Is Tarata safe? About average. Tarata has a safety score of 61/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 61% of New Zealand suburbs, with 13.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #32 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki.

The annual total crime rate in Tarata is 13.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #32 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in November 2025, March 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 4.0%
  Theft accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 3.0%
  Burglary accounts for 3.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Tarata Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

603

Households

219

Median income

$89,827

Median rent

$239

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

141 (23.4%)

Age 15-64

390 (64.7%)

Age 65+

72 (11.9%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

543 (90%)

Born overseas

60 (10%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

576 · 83.5%

Māori

84 · 12.2%

Pacific

9 · 1.3%

Asian

9 · 1.3%

MELAA

6 · 0.9%

Other

6 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

423 · 99.3%

Not owned

174 · 40.8%

Other

39 · 9.2%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

156 (24.4%)

Two families

3 (0.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

480 (75.1%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tarata a safe suburb to live in?

  Tarata has a safety score of 61/100, making it the #32 safest of 61 ranked suburbs in Taranaki Region. 88% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tarata?

  The annual crime rate in Tarata is 13.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz