Tatuanui Safety Snapshot

Is Tatuanui safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Tatuanui has a safety score of 39/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 39% of New Zealand suburbs, with 24.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #127 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Tatuanui is 24.4 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #127 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 September 2025, February 2026, June 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 18.0%
  Burglary accounts for 18.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 9.0%
  Theft accounts for 9.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 4.0%
  Assault accounts for 4.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 2.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Tatuanui Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,452

Households

483

Median income

$114,825

Median rent

$305

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

342 (23.6%)

Age 15-64

939 (64.7%)

Age 65+

198 (13.6%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,257 (86.4%)

Born overseas

198 (13.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,203 · 74%

Māori

249 · 15.3%

Pacific

21 · 1.3%

Asian

120 · 7.4%

MELAA

18 · 1.1%

Other

15 · 0.9%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,026 · 100%

Not owned

561 · 55.2%

Other

93 · 9.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

366 (25.3%)

Two families

21 (1.5%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,059 (73.2%)

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

FAQ

• Is Tatuanui a safe suburb to live in?

  Tatuanui has a safety score of 39/100, making it the #127 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 77% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Tatuanui?

  The annual crime rate in Tatuanui is 24.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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